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Around 102,000 DLA claimants have lost their Motability vehicles after PIP reassessment.

Local authorities to receive additional £4.5 million to fund digital adult social care projects.

Thousands of disabled people and those with long-term conditions to benefit from free hospital parking.

Capitol Mobility Showrooms will close Tuesday 24th December 2019 at 2.00 pm and re-opens Thursday 2nd January 2020.

Black Friday at Capitol Mobility from 29/11/2019 - 6/12/2019

MPs call for nationwide pavement parking ban due to adverse effects on mobility aid users

This year’s Wimbledon Championships will mark the inauguration of the quad wheelchair division, with the world’s leading quad wheelchair players taking to the iconic All England Club grass...

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH), and the University of Bath is developing innovative smartphone technology to help people with rheumatoid arthritis manage their flare-ups.

Occupational therapists (OTs) are given “clear-cut” guidance on the assessment and provision of specialist equipment in care homes.

Portsmouth City Council, has launched a new free app called Route4U, enabling Portsmouth residents and visitors with mobility needs to plan their travel routes with ease.

Stairlift supplier supports next generation of engineers and designers with its sponsorship of the Joseph Stannah Industry Award

The New BHTA room by room guide that takes you through the options you have to improve the accessibility of your home

The Big Event is the UK's largest display of vehicles for disabled people

Capitol Mobility is proud to announce that they are supporting Veterans and members of the 1944 Alliance Normandy - Market Garden on D-Day 6/6/2019

Capitol Mobility May Day Closure and Emergency Callout Service.

Capitol Mobility Easter Closure and Emergency Callout Service.

The Naidex 45th Event 26th – 27th April 2019 is Europe's most exciting event dedicated to the disability, healthcare and independent living sectors.

Tens of thousands more people will receive personal health budgets in the next five years, many of which will be used to purchase high-end manual and powered wheelchairs.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Sarah Newton MP on the 11th of February, disabled employees will be able to claim almost £60,000 a year to aid them at work.

Automotive giant Ford has creatively reinvented its car mat into a lightweight, portable smart ramp for disabled drivers to navigate previously inaccessible public spaces.

Capitol Mobility Showrooms will close Friday 21st December at 12.30 pm and re-opens Wednesday 2nd January 2019.

Esther McVey is no longer the Work and Pensions Minister after she resigned from her role amid disagreements over the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal.

Today Black Friday Deals officially starts at Capitol Mobility. We have some amazing reductions on stock held in our Showrooms and other offers to tempt you. Our Black Friday Deals Event runs from Fri...

Capitol Mobility is holding an exciting Black Friday Event 16th to 23rd November 2018

Mobility equipment dealers now need to have comprehensive knowledge of suppliers’ product ranges because customers these days are much savvier and the competition in the retail market is greater.

A mobility scooter awareness training scheme has been developed for users helping to reduce incidents involving scooters, could be rolled out across county.

The Department for Communities has just released some new data in a report called ‘Personal Independence Payment: Experimental Statistics (May 2018)’ which highlights statistics about the ...

BHTA calls for ‘bed blocking’ to be treated as an emergency and releases plans for tackling delayed discharges.

Bank Holiday Showroom closure and Emergency Callout Service

Ward 4 at Burton Hospital had the highest fall at night rate, so they decided to do something about it and created ‘Glow-in-the-dark’ panels on Zimmer frames.

UK's largest display of vehicles for disabled people and discover everything you need to know about worry-free motoring with the Motability Scheme.

Government Rules for users of powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters

Following a report by the Work and Pensions Committee on PIP and Employment and Support Allowance assessments highlighting “a pervasive culture of mistrust” and performance failures of contractors.

Bank Holiday Showroom closure and Emergency Callout Service

RICA, the disability and older consumers’ research charity, has today changed its name.

Two directors and five employees of Peterborough-based mobility company, Life Comfort Products Ltd, have been sentenced for their role in a scam that targeted homeowners on their doorsteps and reportedly made an estimated £17m in the last two years.

The advertising watchdog issued the enforcement notice after campaigners highlighted complaints from people in rural areas saying they faced a “postcode lottery” in additional delivery fees.

Capitol Mobility Easter Closure and Emergency Callout Service

Nearly quarter of over-65 homeowners are considering investing in a stair lift as part of wider home improvements to make their houses ready for when they retire.

The Naidex event 25th – 26th April 2018 is Europe's most exciting event dedicated to the disability, healthcare and independent living sectors.

Decision follows supreme court ruling that bus companies must do more for wheelchair users

Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has asked the National Audit Office to look into the finances and pay policy of the Motability charity.

Mobility and Disability Events Calendar for your diaries

Have a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! Capitol Mobility Showrooms will close Friday 22nd December at 12.30 pm and re-opens Tuesday 2nd January 2018. Our Christmas Showroom closure will no...

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A mobility scooter user who collided with a pedestrian in Suffolk has reportedly caused ‘life changing’ injuries to the elderly woman who is in her 80s.

Simplyhealth has announced that it has taken the decision to close its store-basedretail operations, developed as The Unlimited Company, following the availability of mobility products being provided by large general retailers and online providers.

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The Mobility Roadshow, an event which has been providing opportunities for disabled and older people to find out about driving and other mobility options since 1983, has announced it is to close.

The boss of a Derbyshire mobility company Peak Healthcare Limited has been jailed for one year after pleading guilty to unfair trading which resulted in some elderly victims losing thousands of pounds.

There is a huge imbalance in the chances of getting mobility equipment like wheelchairs on the NHS, and the post code lottery is leading people to buy equipment privately, an investigation has claimed.

The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has begun disciplinary action against 'Arise Mobility' following allegations made in a BBC Rogue Traders investigation that its selling techniques breached the approved Code of Practice.

A BBC Rogue Traders investigation has led to Arise Mobility resigning from the BHTA (British Healthcare Trades Association) prior to a disciplinary hearing.

Capitol Mobility Supplies and Maintains all the equipment at Redditch Shopmobility who are celebrating 30 years

The industry is changing its perspective on custom and specialist seating Leaders in the mobility sector and healthcare professionals are being urged to market their seating products as essential medical kit rather than luxury comfort items.

Access and Mobility Professional reports fears that rogue mobility traders could take advantage of vulnerable elderly or disabled people.

A new Which?-style product review website is to launch which will allow disabled customers to post and read reviews online about mobility equipment they have bought.

The National Federation of Shopmobility has launched a National Mobility Registration Scheme in a bid to help police reunite owners with stolen or abandoned scooters.

The Highway Code rules for powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters, including on pavements and on the road. 05/12/2016

BHTA Buying Guides - Get Wise

Up to date news and features across all parts of the Stairlift industry

Safe handling leaflet for manual wheelchairs

Smaller mobility scooters allowed on buses

New guidance on getting a powered wheelchair

How to buy mobility aids without getting ripped off

Companies are reporting some serious fraud activity in the industry with one leading retailer being targeted and others also being used to mislead suppliers.

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Honest Mobility Dealers Hit Back

A company that claimed to sell new Stannah Stairlifts to elderly Warwickshire residents actually sold them lifts which were made up of second hand parts, and in some cases were unsafe. Warwickshire C...

A new publication from The Kings Fund, 'Exploring the system-wide costs of falls in older people in Torbay' suggests that one in three people aged over 65, and half of those aged over 80, fall at least once a year. Falls cost the NHS more than £2 billion