Clinical assessment of fitness-to-drive : positioning occupational therapy for workforce development
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00authored byP Harries, Carolyn Unsworth
Driving, as an instrumental activity of daily living, is a valued form of community mobility; it not only offers independence and freedom but also facilitates occupational engagement and social inclusion. In the recent Department of Health guidance for commissioners (Department of Health 2012), driving assessment is rightly placed within the remit of occupational therapists.