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Assessor information

On this page you'll find resources and further information for assessors involved in Mobility for Life

Assessors are the clinicians who work with people to understand their mobility needs and decide whether a power wheelchair is the right option. They play a key role in identifying and supporting people who may benefit from taking part in the project.

Assessors will:

  • Identify and assess people who meet the eligibility criteria.

  • Use their clinical judgement to determine suitability for a power wheelchair.

  • Complete and submit required referral and assessment documentation.

  • Continue to support the person with fitting, training, and follow‑up as usual.

Participation in the project does not change clinical autonomy or decision‑making responsibilities.

How to submit an eligible person

  1. 1

    Discuss with the person

    If you think someone you're working with may be a good fit, the first step is to check they meet the eligibility criteria and have a kōrero with them about the project.

  2. 2

    Submit documents in ProWorkflow

    If they're interested, you can put them forward by submitting documents into ProWorkflow:

    1. Referral and outcome summary

    2. Power wheelchair specification form

    3. WATCh assessment form

    4. Quotes for any required seating and accessories

  3. 3

    Submission is reviewed

    From there, the Mobility for Life Administrator checks the paperwork and passes the referral to the Clinical Lead for review.

  4. 4

    Clinical Lead completes outcome summary

    The Clinical Lead will either approve or decline it, ask for more information, and attend a telehealth session with you and the person (if you ask for one). If the request is declined due to the criteria not being met, that will be outlined in a response to the assessor.

    They will request quotes for the power wheelchair and send a completed outcome summary to you. You'll be kept in the loop through ProWorkflow.

  5. Finished!

Documents

Power wheelchair specification form

Download 'Mobility for Life - power wheelchair specification form'

Referral and outcome summary

Download 'Mobility for Life - referral and outcome summary'

Download an example referral and outcome summary for 'J Bloggs'

Download an example referral and outcome summary for 'S Reihana'

WATCh tool

View the WATCh forms available for download

Assessor feedback and response

Following our initial engagement with assessors, we received valuable feedback and questions about the Mobility for Life project. We've published a summary of this feedback alongside our responses as part of our commitment to transparency and ongoing engagement with the sector.

Download the feedback and response document.

Contact us

All queries related to the Mobility for Life project should be sent to: mobilityforlife@enable.co.nz