David Long, BEng (Hons), MSc, CEng, MIPEM, is a Clinical Engineer registered in the UK as a Clinical Scientist with the Healthand Care Professions Council. He has over 20 years multi-disciplinary NHS experience in the field of rehabilitation engineering,specialising in the provision of postural management and custom contoured seating. Being a Chartered Engineer as well asa qualified clinician, Dave is particularly able to apply biomechanical principles to the assessment process, and to advise andassist with the more technical aspects of the required equipment. He is employed by AJM Healthcare who deliver a numberof wheelchair services on behalf of the NHS. He also retains a contract with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust wherehe teaches on the Oxford Brookes University accredited Postgraduate Certificate in Posture Management for People withComplex Disabilities.