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What Do Average Doctors Know About Wheelchairs?

What Do Average Doctors Know About Wheelchairs?

By anonymous on July 31, 2010

Last week I received a letter from Domiciliary Equipment Services here in SA because I am due to get a new wheelchair soon. I have been driving an electric wheelchair for over 15 years. What they are telling me is that before I can have my new chair that I have to be assessed as MEDICALLY FIT TO DO SO by my bloody DOCTOR and then a further PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT by an OT or PHYSIO. Read more »

Posted in Blog | Tagged assessments, inappropriate assessments, south australia, unnecessary assessments, wheelchair | 2 Responses

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