Facial paralysis after local dental anaesthesia.

report on aids for the disabled' said, "In theory wheel chairs are prescribed by consultants, but in practice few consultants have studied this problem adequately and the responsibility is often passed on to social workers or appliance clerks who have not been trained to do this work. Part of the fault stems from gaps in the doctor's education, particularly at a postgraduate level, but the situation could be improved by delegating responsibility to physiotherapists or occupational therapists specially trained to assess patients and their wheel-chair needs." The B.M.A. working party estimated that possibly as high as 30% O. of wheel chairs were unsuitable for the patient concerned. This may well be an underestimate.-We are, etc., NORMAN CAPENER, Chairman,