As the need for rehabilitation continues to grow, Joy Reymond explains what the UK can learn from its international counterparts
When it comes to rehabilitation in the UK, we continue to do the things we know how to do, even though we realise that the best solution might lie somewhere else entirely. One of the reasons for this is the lack of attention and funding rehabilitation has received over the past two decades. During the mid 80s, rehabilitation was a reasonably well-funded, integrated part of the health system, helping severely disabled people improve their functioning. But as the health system has become increasingly focused on services that provide more immediate outcomes, rehabilitation, with its more lo...
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