General Practitioner\u2019s have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that the safety of both yourself and other road users. This is the primary concern in making any decision on fitness to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NZ Transport Agency provides guidelines for health practitioners to consider when assessing your fitness to drive and any medical conditions you may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is difficult to make such an assessment from an office and we have a standardised approach to these visits to make it easier for us to identify those who may need further assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please allow 45-60 minutes for the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First you will see a Primary Care Assistant (PCA) who will<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then you will see your GP who will<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your vision doesn\u2019t meet the required standard, we will ask you to see an optometrist to assess this more thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Occasionally further assessment is needed \u2013 this could be due to physical or cognitive impairment. You will be referred for either a simple on-road safety test with AA or a more comprehensive assessment with an occupational therapist. General Practitioner\u2019s have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that the safety of both yourself and other road users. This is the primary concern in making any decision on fitness to drive. The NZ Transport Agency provides guidelines for health practitioners to consider when assessing your fitness to drive and any medical conditions you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
If you have any questions please feel free to ask your GP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"