Can you predict who will benefit from rehabilitation? When I was the editor of Clinical Rehabilitation, I saw a steady stream of studies that attempted to predict who would benefit from a rehabilitation intervention. One term commonly used was responder analysis, which assumes that a person who responds (to rehabilitation) can be identified and then […]
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Competency as a concept used within training and education was introduced in 1973. It is now used in many spheres, not simply health. A recent review (here) has investigated its use. As one might expect, there are quite wide variations in meaning, which they illustrate. The review extracts main features and recommends a uniform terminology.
In March 2020 (pre-Covid lockdown), NHS England and NHS Improvement published a policy document, “Enhanced Health in Care Homes Framwork” (Version 3. 29 November 2023). This proposes that all nursing and care homes introduce expert medical and rehabilitation services, including mental health and palliative care. This post reviews the proposal, showing how it could be
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