Fitness to drive guidance

Guidance for health practitioners on the use of cognitive screening tools in fitness to drive assessments for older adults.

College guidance for members

This document provides evidence-based advice on the use of cognitive screening tools in fitness to drive assessment for older adults, following recently released research by N. Kearse and R. Teh, commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi and the Office for Seniors.

This guidance should be used alongside NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi's Medical aspects of fitness to drive: a guide for health practitioners.

Medical office-based cognitive assessment as a screening tool for fitness to drive in older adults | Research by N. Kearse and R. Teh

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Medical aspects of fitness to drive: A guide for health practitioners | NZTA

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