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Rehabilitation
— an old concept in a new policy context | | Author(s) | Janice Robinson |
| Journal title | Managing Community Care, vol 6, issue 3, June 1998 |
| Pages | pp 103-106 |
| Keywords | Rehabilitation ; Social policy ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Social Services Departments ; Policy. |
| Annotation | Inadequate opportunities for rehabilitation have resulted in a distorted system of care and public disquiet about the impact on vulnerable older people and their families. Investment in rehabilitation offers a way out of a vicious circle of increasing demands for care and escalating expenditure. The system of health and social care needs to be reshaped to enable older people to regain the independence so often impaired after illness or injury. Health and local authorities face a daunting challenge, but the evidence suggests that progress will be made if they follow the following five point plan: clarify the aims and nature of rehabilitation; work together; adopt a strategic approach; implement comprehensive assessment; and innovation and experiment to test out ways of integrating the rehabilitative goals into the overall service system. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980622001 A |
| Classmark | LM: TM2: L4A: PF: QAD |
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