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Good Practice Guide and examples
- Quality requirement 1: A person-centred service
- Quality requirement 2: Early recognition, prompt diagnosis and treatment
- Quality requirement 3: Emergency and acute management
- Quality requirement 4: Early and specialist rehabilitation
- Quality requirement 5: Community rehabilitation and support
- Quality requirement 6: Vocational rehabilitation
- Quality requirement 7: Providing equipment & accommodation
- Quality requirement 8: Personal care and support
- Quality requirement 9: Palliative care
- Quality requirement 10: Supporting families and carers
- Quality requirement 11: Caring for people with neurological conditions during admission
- Chapter 3 of the NSF: Neuroscience networks
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Last modified date:8 February 2007
Improving access to information, advice, education and support
- Patient information pack, North Staffordshire University Hospitals NHS Trust
The trust has worked with a group of clinicians, patients and carers to develop an epilepsy patient information pack. - Patient information, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The trust is in the process of developing an information strategy which aims to improve patient access to information. - Information for carers and professionals, North Hampshire
A focus group involving carers, professionals and representatives from Headway discussed what forms of support they needed. They are addressing a range of issues raised, including access to an information resource pack.
Integrated assessment and care planning
- Pro-Active Care Team (PACT) Approach, East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey PCT and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
The PACT approach was designed to facilitate the implementation of integrated assessment and care planning, including regular reviews. The team includes a range of disciplines and agencies, including the voluntary sector.
Improving the care planning and review process
- Rehabilitation action plan for people with acquired brain injury, North Hampshire
A group of representatives from all agencies including individuals from the community neurological rehabilitation team, Headway, social services, the acute trust, and carers, designed a rehabilitation action plan to improve the care planning process.
Integrated patient held records
- Patient hand held records, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Project aimed to improve access to information for patients and staff. - Individual patient management plans, Scarborough Health Community
At the one-stop clinic led by a GP with special interest (GPwSI) in headache all patients are given a personalised care plan to help them manage their headaches.
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