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Nursing and rehabilitation: towards new horizons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1998

Mike Nolan
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Janet Nolan
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Abstract

Rehabilitation has received considerable attention recently, having been the subject of a number of consultations, reviews and policy documents. Despite such activity it is recognized that ‘there is widespread confusion about the meaning of rehabilitation’, with a general failure to clarify aims and objectives. Nevertheless, there is an emerging consensus that the elements of effective rehabilitation include:

- responsiveness to users' needs and wishes

- multidisciplinary and interagency working

- availability when required

- clear rehabilitative purpose and goals

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1998

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