A degree of recognition

Adversarial relationships and question marks over cost-effectiveness aren't the only factors preventing a wider take-up of rehabilitation in the UK. The absence of professional qualifications for practicing case managers are also concerns of employers, insurers and solicitors. But this could change with the launch of the UK's first masters-level rehabilitation qualification. As fledgling professions in their own right, medical case management and vocational consultancy will struggle to attract and retain competent individuals unless there is a shift in status for these disciplines as a c...