Mobility Challenges and Opportunities Report
Healthwatch Bury undertook a piece of qualitative research to explore the issues and concerns affecting people living in Bury with mobility impairment.
Summary
Healthwatch completed one to one interviews, met with two local groups and promoted a survey across social media channels. We asked people to tell us about:
- The assistance they have to enable and support their lives (such as family help, Personal Assistants, friends, living in a residential setting or the care agency)
- Their experiences of finding and accessing community groups in Bury iii. Their experience of finding and accessing paid support and additional funds
- Their experiences of health and social care
- Changes they would like to make to health or social care services vi. Concerns around wheelchair services
- Their experience concerning access issues
