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Rehabilitation

Definition

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Rehabilitation

Digitising Social Care

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Digitising Social Care Glossary, v0.0.3

The process of helping a person who has suffered an illness or injury restore lost skills and so regain maximum self-sufficiency. For example, rehabilitation work after a stroke may help the patient walk and speak clearly again.

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Definition

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Rehabilitation

Focus Adult Social Work

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NE Lincolnshire Council: Social Care Handbook

Treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible.

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Plain English definition

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Rehabilitation

Think Local Act Personal

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Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

When you are actively supported to recover from an injury or illness and regain the ability to do things for yourself.

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Data descriptor

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Rehabilitation

NHS Digital

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ASC Collections Data Dictionary (Beta v1.3)

The process of helping a person who has suffered an illness or injury restore lost skills and so regain maximum self-sufficiency. For example, rehabilitation work after a stroke may help the patient walk and speak clearly again.

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