Posts in this category discuss some aspect of service design, delivery or change. Most will relate to the UK, unsurprisingly, but it is probable that similar considerations and issues arise in most countries.
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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Most people feel rehabilitation services in the UK could be better. They usually focus on the lack of resources, but most people will also refer to bureaucracy and how services are organised. This post was first published on January 31st 2021, during the first year of Covid. This revision occurred in May 2023 and is
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Medical services responded rapidly to the very obvious, severe acute challenge of increasing numbers of people severely ill with Covid-19. The challenge to rehabilitation services is likely to be ten times as big, given that long-covid arises after less severe acute illness as well as after severe illness. Yet, despite the longer lead time which
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The word, specialist, when preceding rehabilitation concerns me for many reasons. The implications of the adjective vary greatly. The natural corollary of adding the adjective is that there must be some other type of rehabilitation. I will explore the possible alernatives. Specialist against non-specialist rehabilitation. Specialist as against non-specialist rehabilitation The first
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