First published: February 22, 2025 Last updated: February 22, 2025 I have been assessing patients with disordered consciousness since working in neurosurgery in 1976. Initially, most patients were people who soon recovered consciousness. In 1986, I became responsible for the Oxford neurological rehabilitation service at the Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre and, in 1988, community patients at […]
PDOC clinical features Read More »
First published: February 10, 2025 On 6 February 2025, three speakers at a seminar organised by COPPA (the Court of Protection Practitioners Association) considered “Withdrawal of treatment applications in the Court of Protection for patients in PDOC”. While preparing my talk, I published a blog post on being a prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) expert.
Prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) services Read More »
First published: January 12, 2025 Last modified: January 12, 2025 Recently, I saw a patient in a care home to give a second opinion on rehabilitation needs, and the team gave me a detailed report on their observations. I read the 15-20 page report, which included standardised assessment and personal observations. One colossal omission struck
Knowing the patient. Read More »
Enter your email address to receive an email each time a new blog post is published.
Then press the black ‘Subscribe’ button.