The Government has allocated £2m to NHS Trusts specifically to provide Changing Places assisted accessible toilets.
Tesco spearheaded the installation this month, installing nine across a number of its stores in the United Kingdom.
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Rishi Sunak is also expected to confirm that Changing Places toilets will be compulsory in new public buildings by the end of the year.
It has been supplied and installed by Closomate outside of Hall 2 and aims to complement the other WCs at the venue.
Conventional wheelchair-accessible toilets are included in the scheme alongside an assisted accessible Changing Places toilet.
Changing Places toilets are only available at six out of ten supermarket chains across the UK, Muscular Dystrophy UK have found. This statistic is in addition to less than 0.1% of overall retailers offering the
The facilities will be installed at selected services across the country at Roadchef, Moto, Westmorland and Welcome Break services.
Chief executive/harbour master Kevin Peach was inspired to add the facility after listening to a radio show item about the misery thousands of disabled people face if they need a WC away from home.
Equipment providers are notified instantly when users encounter faulty hoists or out-of-reach emergency cords
Royal Society for Public Health wants more accessible toilets and Changing Places installed in new public buildings
