woodygb wrote:Question...What effect ...if any ...does acquiring a P.W.B have on W.C.S ?
woodygb wrote:Question...What effect ...if any ...does acquiring a P.W.B have on W.C.S ?
Burgerman wrote:Send them a solicitors letter by recorded delivery to the hispital admins, and wcs, explaining that they have refused your legitimate legal rights, explain what they are, and send them a copy of the bill for your new chair, deposit paid giving 28 days to pay. Send your personal evaluation/assessement giving clear reasons why you required THAT specific chair.
Burgerman wrote:But so can you. And it gives you more options and choices.
I did find out there is only 1 full time person in our WCS!
CPguy wrote:@ terry2: and? Successful?
I do it similar to burgerman: I buy myself and send the paid invoice to my insurance. The self payment part I can put in my income tax declaration and I get even more money back. Fast and sexy! Life is so very short and I have no time to waste!
Burgerman wrote:This stuff is sacharlies dream.
terry2 wrote:They never called back.
As I said. There is only one lady and she was interviewing today.
The thing is. They know I can walk about 6ft with aides. Maybe this is why they're not in a hurry?
They never called back.
As I said. There is only one lady and she was interviewing today.
Burgerman wrote:Read this thread. Again!!!
And by now he/they would already have a great idea of your personal requirements and why you need X specs in their hands. And it would be their job to try and explain why you were wrong which is hard to do with it already in black and white.
Buy now they are goin to assess you... And they already KNOW what chair they will assess you to need before they even arrive. Its all they know. The one they can supply as cheaply as poss. For whatever they can get away with. Unless they can find a reason not to do anything at all.
They will likely mean the cheap Q200 or Q400 indoor mainly chairs like this https://www.sunrisemedical.co.uk/q200r The 400 is mid drive.
Whats wrong with them? Nothing for indoor use other than too nose heavy and long. And inadequate torque or control on zero turns. Outdoors? Casters too small, no centre foortrest and if there was an option, no room to move the sat back due to casters. Front casters too close together for one if you intend it to steer by moving the seat back far enough. Low power controller, 2 pole motors, low speed, no lights, cheap joystick. It the modern equivelent of the spectra plus, or the basic 2 pole low speed salsa but with its casters closer together and a smaller 55Ah battery. From memory. If you want a Q anything its a Q700 (look it up, same site) and even then its still got to have the right options, such as 120 Rnet, 80Ah batts, advanced colour joystick, 4 pole, etc and it retains the close together casters. So no seat moving back is possible. But that doubles the price.
And they will carefully assess you, your home and suggest the same chair to everyone... Those 200/400 chairs are likely all they will supply now as they are doing the assessing. So if you want something different you will need a wheelchair budget. And buy/top up to get whatever you need/want. Thats why you shouldhave done things the opposite way around. Let them try to exlain why your assessement was wrong. Remember all chairs LOOK the same. Its the details and why those are important/essential to you, that makes the difference here.
terry2 wrote:if they offer me a Q 200. Do I have to accept it or can I do something.
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