Deans' stroke musings: The NHS will “pay the price” if it does not embrace at-home rehabilitation, a former health minister has warned

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Friday, February 28, 2020

The NHS will “pay the price” if it does not embrace at-home rehabilitation, a former health minister has warned

Totally wrong focus. Availability of rehab doesn't mean it actually works. You need to campaign for EXACT STROKE PROTOCOLS THAT DELIVER 100% RECOVERY.

The NHS will “pay the price” if it does not embrace at-home rehabilitation, a former health minister has warned

The NHS will “pay the price” if it does not embrace at-home rehabilitation, a former health minister has warned.

Community rehabilitation provides tailored support for patients outside hospital to allow them to continue their recovery from emergencies, such as stroke and heart failure, or to enable them to manage conditions such as lung disease and arthritis.
Tory Steve Brine called for a “real improvement” to support people with long-term health conditions outside of hospitals.
He added: “I know that the NHS does so much good for the people of this country, but I also know that rehab matters, and this is an area where real improvement is needed.
“It is vital that people get the rehabilitation they need, or the NHS will pay the price in the long term.”

A new report published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Occupational Therapists and Sue Ryder, urges the Government to offer patients a “right to rehabilitation”.

Its research shows almost half (44%) of people with neurological conditions do not have access to community rehabilitation.
Labour MP Emma Hardy (Hull West and Hessle), who is hosting an event in Parliament with Mr Brine on Wednesday to raise awareness of at-home rehabilitation, called for greater funding.
She said: “The NHS does a fantastic job of treating and caring for patients and it is important that this care continues and is carried over into rehabilitation and ongoing care for people with long-term health conditions.
“The Government needs to ensure that proper funding is provided to our NHS so essential at-home care (Not results.)for patients can be provided.
“It is often just has important as the treatment received in hospital.”
The report warns that failing to provide these services can have devastating consequences for people’s lives, and bring greater costs for the NHS and social care systems.
Karin Orman, assistant director at Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) said: “We need a national approach that structures rehabilitation around people, allowing them to fully participate in life and keeping them connected with family, friends and their community.
“Having so many national organisations coming together to highlight the value of rehabilitation is an important first step.
“We now need a commitment from the relevant government departments, commissioners and providers to ensure rehabilitation is available for everyone who needs it.”