Ot came in holidays as response to request from me to review seating that was no longer supportive enough. We have three supportive chairs in the house. One is upstairs at my ds desk, a Samsonova and is too heavy to move up and down stairs. He has a Breezi chair at the table to sit at for eating, and another wooden chair in the lounge to watch telly in (which was a freebi incidently). The latter chair I felt my ds had grown out of and was happy to return and asked if I could have one chair that could be wheeled around downstairs, on castors that was height adjustable. The OT felt this was a good idea and said in the meantime she could take the wooden chair in the lounge away and replace it temporarily with a Samsonova chair, that she had in the back of her car, just returned by another family. I was delighted to have another Samsonova chair as he sits beautifully in them, but it would still mean I would need another seat for the table as the Samsonova, doesn't go high enough and nor did the wooden one. I asked her why I could only have it temporarily, presuming the reply would be two Samsonova chairs is a luxury. However, she said that 'we are not allowed to reissue chairs', its policy. So I said 'so where will this Samsonova chair go?' She said, it will sit in a ware-house and come out from time to time for training purposes. Bare in mind it only had a few areas of chipped paint, but looked as good as new. I said 'what a waste, pity they can't go to the third world', (silly I didn't question the silly policy) she said 'well if they haven't been out of the warehouse for a while, they go off to the Carribean !!!! So the NHS is strapped for cash is it, I ask myself and what about those kids in the uk whose parents pay their taxes, who struggle to get any supportive seating from the NHS at all, what is going on here???? I think this requires a few letters to MP's, head of OT services, anyone else got any experiences to share????
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Just can't believe, this can you? Complete madness.
supermum98 · 05/09/2011 23:10
Utterly gobsmacked! 
I totally agree the whole thing is such a waste. Throwing money down the drain when there is nothing wrong with these items.
It is all a bit strange..the physio said DD was to get a Maclaren Major, i said we already had a second hand one, he said "well, you are going to get another one" and lo and behold and brand new one was delivered.. 
Not complaining too much as it's great but she had to wait a YEAR for a supportive chair at nursery
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