Accessible toilet access varies wildly across UK

Tue,7 September 2021
News Equality & Rights

There is a vast disparity across the UK when it comes to finding an accessible toilet, research by health and wellness testing company Check My Body Health has found.

The company analysed the availability of public toilets per capita in every UK city to determine which cities are the most loo-friendly, as well as looking into the percentage which are deemed to be accessible.

Its research also analysed pharmacies per capita to give a view on facilities for those struggling with pain-related to wider digestive problems, such as IBS.

DR UK’s Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: “There are few more pressing needs in life than toilet access. It’s appalling that in 2021, many towns are still inaccessible to Disabled people as they lack the most basic of accessible toilet facilities.”

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