‘My patient tried to hit me with his cane’: GPs reveal fitness-to-drive tribulations
Most want clearer rules to avoid patient blame
Most GPs want a mandate to send patients for a driving assessment following specific diagnoses so they are not blamed for reporting patients, an Australian Doctor survey suggests.
The vexed issue of fitness-to-drive assessments re-entered the news last week after a Senate inquiry into road safety said the assessments should be done by occupational therapists.
