This practical guide gives health and social care professionals straightforward and comprehensive advice on wheelchair assessment and provision. It covers how wheelchairs are provided within the UK through statutory services and the private market, the types of wheelchairs available, comprehensive assessment methods for understanding posture related to seating and taking measurements, how to build a wheelchair specification, wheelchair provision across the lifespan and environmental considerations.
This book addresses the wide range of considerations required across different professions, assisting with joint working, understanding of role and remit, and professional development within the sector. It also features the perspectives of wheelchair users themselves, as well as downloadable resources on measurements and appropriate wheelchair use and transfers.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
60 black and white photos and illustrations.
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 173 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80501-396-9 (9781805013969)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr Ruth Parker PhD has been an occupational therapist since 1985 working in the NHS and in Social Care as a clinician, a legacy mentor and in leadership roles. She is currently a Research Associate at the University of Lincoln and an Independent Occupational Therapist. She lives in Lincolnshire, UK.
Lauren Osborne is a clinical lead in an NHS-commissioned wheelchair service and visiting lecturer in occupational therapy at the University of Hertfordshire. She also works as an Independent Occupational Therapist offering posture and wheelchair assessments. She is a wheelchair specialist and self-described 'wheelchair geek'. She lives in Hertfordshire, UK.
