An appliance allocated to an individual disabled PATIENT referred to a CONSULTANT in Rehabilitation Medicine or a PROFESSIONAL STAFF GROUP SERVICE, except when the issue of the DISABLEMENT APPLIANCE is temporary, while the PATIENT's allocated appliance is repaired. DISABLEMENT APPLIANCE comprises an artificial limb or a wheelchair or special seating, and associated equipment.

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	DISABLEMENT APPLIANCES