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<p>The report by the British Healthcare Trades Association concluded that the costs
of medical care would be significantly reduced through more effective provision of
equipment, and the National Health Service is continually seeking to improve equipment
provision and use. NHS England is leading work to improve wheelchair commissioning
and posture services through the development and dissemination of its wheelchair service
specification and by working with commissioners to eliminate 18 week waits for wheelchairs
by the end of 2018/19. Since 2016, the Department has funded sports activity prostheses
for children who have suffered limb loss or congenital limb deficiency.</p>
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