▁clin ician . ▁Ass ess ment ▁and ▁provision ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁N HS ▁wheel ch air ▁services , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁offer ▁a ▁v ouch er ▁scheme ▁which ▁permit ▁a ▁disabled ▁person ▁to ▁add ▁their ▁own ▁funds ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁chair ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁ass essed ▁as ▁need ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁were ▁about ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁wheel ch air ▁users ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁of ▁whom ▁about ▁two ▁third s ▁were ▁regular ▁users . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁N HS ▁England ▁there ▁were ▁w ides p read ▁del ays ▁in ▁getting ▁ch airs , ▁and ▁about ▁half ▁the ▁users ▁develop ▁a ▁pressure ▁ul cer ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁caused , ▁in ▁part , ▁by ▁ill - f itting ▁or ▁ill - equ ipped ▁ch airs . ▁Pro pos als ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁commission ing ▁and ▁provision ▁of ▁wheel ch air ▁services ▁were ▁form ulated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁W heel ch air ▁Le ad ership ▁Alliance , ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁T anni ▁Grey ▁Thompson . ▁ ▁The ▁v ouch ers ▁will ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁personal ▁wheel ch air ▁bud gets , ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁assess ment ▁of ▁individual ▁needs ▁and ▁goals . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Medical ▁Association ’ s ▁annual ▁meeting ▁in ▁ 2 1 0 7 ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁calling ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁users ▁to ▁have ▁“ tim ely ▁access ▁to ▁ch airs ▁suitable ▁for ▁their ▁individual ▁conditions ".