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The British Red Cross has advised wheelchairs and disability aids are still available to those who need them, regardless of the coronavirus outbreak.
The charity provides short-term loans of wheelchairs and other mobility aids across the Scotland and has teamed up with Big Yellow Self Storage to scale up its offering amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
In some areas, the British Red Cross can deliver to homes.
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Mobility aids support people to recover from illness and injury, improving choice, independence and wellbeing, and that helps take the strain off NHS professionals.
People who need a mobility aid in the short term can order one online and collect from Helensburgh and Glasgow.
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