This one-day training course is designed to improve competency and confidence when completing referrals to the Wheelchair Service. The course is aimed at all therapy-based referrers, such as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants, and Physiotherapy Assistants. 

Upcoming dates:

🗓️ 9 March 2026 from 9.30 - 4pm
🗓️ 16 March 2026 from 9.30 - 4pm

📍 Ross Care, Unit E1, Omega Enterprise Park, Chandlers Ford Business Park, Eastleigh, SO53 4SE

The training will be held at our Chandlers Ford service centre but is open to Healthcare Professionals from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Please bring snacks/lunch, there are also local shops, bakeries nearby. The training may finish before 4pm.

Content of the course includes: 

• Eligibility criteria: Who meets our criteria and when to refer. What is our referral pathway. 
• Wheelchair vs Armchair? What are the differences. 
• Outcome measures: Watch AD form 
• Buggy or Self-propelling wheelchair for paediatric service users.
• Self-Propelling wheelchair vs Attendant Propelled wheelchair.
• When to use tilt in space. 
• Powered Pathway:  Criteria and provision of a powered wheelchair.
• Home adaptations requirements for provision of a wheelchair. 
• How to correctly measure an individual for a wheelchair. 
• How to complete basic adjustments to a wheelchair. 
• Routine vs Urgent referrals and their pathways. 
• Personal Wheelchair Budget scheme and criteria.
• There will also be a presentation of case studies. 

If you are interested in attending one of these course dates, or would like information, please email hants.iow.wcs@rosscare.co.uk