§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of new electrically-powered wheelchairs supplied by the national health service in the Greater Manchester area over the past three years. [11033]
§ Mr. BowisThe number of powered wheelchairs issued in the Greater Manchester area in each of the last three years is shown in the table. South Manchester health authority and South Manchester University Hospitals trust are the only Manchester authorities which have issued powered wheelchairs.
Number 1992–93 South Manchester DHA 467 1993–94 South Manchester DHA 551 1994–95 South Manchester University Hospitals 484 Source:
DH K073 returns.
Boundary and organisational changes may mean that the data are not strictly comparable year on year.