‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service

from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian

After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be By Paul Sagar. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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