NHS failing to meet SEND support costs, say MPs

Joe Lepper
Friday, February 15, 2019

Councils are spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on providing basic support such as wheelchairs and therapy for children with special needs which should be paid for by the health service, MPs have warned.

The right wheelchair gives disabled children independence. Image: Whizz Kidz
The right wheelchair gives disabled children independence. Image: Whizz Kidz

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