What our clinic offers

Mobile face-to-face or telehealth consultations to support credentialed EMS assessors with complex wheelchairs and seating or postural management solutions.

What this service offers

• The ability to access timely, cost effective and appropriate solutions for the client to meet long term wheelchair, seating and postural management needs
• Clinical advice and support from an EMS Advisor who is a highly skilled and knowledgeable in wheelchair, seating and postural management or lying supports
• Assistance in identifying product parameters and consideration or selection of appropriate equipment. (Within Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People access criteria)
• Access to reissue equipment and components for trial
• Technician support both at the clinic and during the trial process

• Pressure mapping assessment tools to assist in choice of cushions and backs may be available
• A mobile service in various locations or telehealth consultations if appropriate
• Mentorship - Opportunity for learning: new colleagues can come to acquire technical skills and knowledge
• A review service in response to the persons change in disability need.

Clinical reasonings for your client to attend this specialist clinic

• Assistance with assessing and scripting custom complex seating
• Support with new technology
• Scripting manual or power wheelchairs, where the EMS assessor may need assistance problem solving the essential features required
• Clients with low sitting tolerance or pressure areas where the EMS assessor needs assistance problem solving solutions (often numerous options already explored)
• Power assist where work or study Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People access criteria is not met

• Non-panel power wheelchairs
• Second configurable manual wheelchairs, where the EMS assessor is unsure if essential criteria is met
• Lying supports to discuss the range of products available and what will best meet the client's needs
• Fine tuning alternative controls, where input from company reps has been explored
• A face to face review is required due to the complexity of the situation and the client’s disability related needs.

Exclusions

We do not accept referrals in these situations:

• Where the Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People access criteria is clearly not met
• Assessment of the person's mobility, seating, lying and postural needs on behalf of an EMS Assessor
• Assessment of the person's safety operating a PWC
• Assessment for short term loan equipment
• Assessment of equipment to facilitate discharge from a DHB
• To facilitate repairs or maintenance of the wheelchair or seating components
• The fabrication or supply of specialised seating for a vehicle
• Where an outcome summary has already been provided via Mandatory Request for EMS Advice.
• Where a client can have their proposed solution reviewed through our standard Advisory Service (Request for EMS Advice). 

Who can refer a client

We accept referrals from EMS Assessors accredited in wheeled mobility and postural management level 1 or level 2 (WMPM L1 or WMPM L2).

If you are not accredited in WMPM L1 you can refer a client with a colleague who has WMPM L1 or WMPM L2 accreditation. You will both need to attend the clinic appointment.

Find out how to book a clinic appointment

More information

See our guide to telehealth consultations for EMS outreach services

For further information, please contact:

The Advisory and Outreach Teams Coordinator at outreach@enable.co.nz