Special Seating

Referrals will be accepted for clients registered with a Bradford GP who have seating or postural problems.
The user should be eligible for a wheelchair for mobility purposes through the Wheelchair Services, and this should be the primary reason for referral (i.e. not to replace appropriate static seating, nor to provide school seating or a transport system).
Clients will be considered for special seating, if assessment from a wheelchair therapist or rehabilitation engineer identifies that they cannot be seated adequately in a conventional wheelchair.
For example:
- When the clients' physical condition may deteriorate if not positioned correctly, and when the seating system is part of the total postural management regime.
- If special seating may stimulate a client to achieve progress in sitting towards the next level of sitting ability.
- When the provision of special seating will improve the clients' ability to achieve activities of daily living i.e. mobility, feeding, school work etc.
Parents/carers must agree, after demonstration and advice, to the provision of special seating.
Parents/carers will be instructed in how to position the client correctly in the seating system.
The client will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate clinic and will be given some indication of the timescale involved.
Wherever possible, the main carer or key worker should attend special seating appointments with the client.
One seating system only will be provided.