Starting with the Royal Stoke University hospital in Staffordshire, there is a plan to build wheelchair parks designed to help disabled patients come and go.

With a concept similar to using a shopping trolley at a supermarket, wheelchairs will be made available to visitors where they will deposit a sum when they collect the chair and then have it refunded when they return.

There are plans to roll this idea out to other NHS hospitals should the pilot scheme prove successful.

It seems like a good idea and will suit those who have a very temporary need for a chair during their visit.

If you have the need for a wheelchair for just a few weeks then you could consider buying one of our budget models such as the budget Esteem model

or if you prefer a transit why not consider this model.

Alternatively we offer a national hire service which can be ordered here