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Whizz-Kidz campaigns to improve wheelchair provision for disabled children and young people. We also raise awareness of the issues faced by disabled children, young people and their families to ensure they have the same opportunities as their peers.
Child Health Strategy
In February 2009 the Department of Health and the Department of Children Schools and Families announced £340 million for children’s services in England. Part of this money will be spent on reforming wheelchair services for children. Whizz-Kidz had worked hard to make sure the Government departments recognised the need for further investment in the service so we were very happy with the result.
In 2007 when Whizz-Kidz started working with the Primary Care Trust in Tower Hamlets we always hoped it would be a success. Now the waiting list has been cleared and we have helped over 150 children; we are very pleased and so is the Government. Within the Child Strategy, the Department of Health and the Department of Children, Schools and Families have asked the Primary Care Trusts in the London area to work with Whizz-Kidz to help over 9,000 children acquire the right mobility equipment for them.
This is an exciting time for Whizz-Kidz and we will keep you updated as to the future work we do regarding the Child Health Strategy and if there is anything you can do to help us.
Our Call to Action
The government have proved through Aiming High for Disabled Children and the Child Health Strategy that they are taking wheelchair provision for children and young people very seriously. There is still more to be done. We will continue to lobby government, MP’s and decision making organisations until the 70,000 children of the UK in need of the correct mobility have the right equipment to enable them to lead independent lives.
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