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NHS Highland wheelchair referral process

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This tool has been designed to demonstrate the key steps and necessary skills required to effectively complete an accurate wheelchair referral form.  This tool will support self led learning and will highlight the need for accuracy when assessing a client for a wheelchair.
Candidates will be shown the necessary tools to assess for and issue a basic, standard fleet wheelchair.  This will ensure efficient issue of the correct wheelchair first time, improving delivery time to the client.

The intention is that staff will use both the AV aid and the self assessment tool to regularly refresh and update their knowledge, maintaining skills and ensuring efficient prescribing and client service.

This collection of tools have been developed within the context of NHS Highland and NHS Western Isles.  However, these tools will also be useful for staff outside these areas, working within community prescribing of wheelchair services.

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Although every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure that the information contained within Turas is accurate and up-to-date, RRHEAL/ NES cannot guarantee its applicability in specific clinical situations or with individual patients. You should exercise your own professional judgement concerning patient care and treatment, based on the special circumstances of each case.  Anyone using this information does so at their own risk and releases and agrees to indemnify NES from any and all injury or damage arising from such use.

RRHEAL / NES /NHS Highland will not be held liable for information that is inaccurate or subject to change and reserves the right to alter the content of the external website at any time.

Resources
  • Wheelchair assessment tool : remote access training resource

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  • Wheelchair assessment tool : introduction to the referral process

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  • Wheelchair assessment tool : measuring

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  • Wheelchair assessment tool : prescribing the chair

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  • Wheelchair assessment tool : issuing and demonstrating a standard chair

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  • Wheelchair assessment tool : how to fit accessories

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