http://www.georgeemsden.co.uk/2009/12/james-bond-is-in-a-wheelchair/ Money Made Simple Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:47:50 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.georgeemsden.co.uk/2009/12/james-bond-is-in-a-wheelchair/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Because it does what it says on the tin… — George Emsden Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:54:42 +0000 http://www.georgeemsden.co.uk/?p=3408#comment-291 [...] Following speaker is from National Audit Commission showing the huge regional disparities in proportions of elderly people – almost 2/3rds in Dorset while cities & conurbations have a much lower proportion. Some authorities are very well prepared for this while about 30 per cent haven’t got any plans or policy in place. Interesting to see what works with different local authorities. An electric scooter or shopping buggy scheme in one authority where a fleet of 20 is available for people, has very positive feedback – with one user saying, that they feel they have a life again. Something that might have helped people here  http://www.georgeemsden.co.uk/2009/12/james-bond-is-in-a-wheelchair/ [...] [...] Following speaker is from National Audit Commission showing the huge regional disparities in proportions of elderly people – almost 2/3rds in Dorset while cities & conurbations have a much lower proportion. Some authorities are very well prepared for this while about 30 per cent haven’t got any plans or policy in place. Interesting to see what works with different local authorities. An electric scooter or shopping buggy scheme in one authority where a fleet of 20 is available for people, has very positive feedback – with one user saying, that they feel they have a life again. Something that might have helped people here  http://www.georgeemsden.co.uk/2009/12/james-bond-is-in-a-wheelchair/ [...]

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