Electric Powered Indoor / Outdoor Occupant Controlled Powered Wheelchairs (EPIOC)

In February 1996, the Department of Health launched an initiative to help severely disabled people with the provision of class 2 Electric Powered Indoor / Outdoor Occupant Controlled wheelchairs (EPIOC). The scheme was set up to provide wheelchairs for those people who meet the necessary requirements; access to these chairs gives greater mobility and independence.