The charity is to increase its advocacy work in response to fears that the Government is failing to cater adequately for the mobility needs of disabled children and young people.
This announcement follows concerns expressed by parents and disabled children, some of whom sit on the charity's Kidz Board, that the Government's NHS Wheelchair Service is under-funded and offers an uneven service across the UK.
Whizz-Kidz has already hired an information officer, who will compile statistics on mobility among disabled children that the charity will use to lobby the Government. It will also recruit a public affairs officer.
Jill Cochrane, director of communications at the charity, said the new staff would help pressurise the Government to do more.
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