Mitigating impact of neurological rehabilitation unit decommissioning

Abstract

Most inpatient rehabilitation services enjoy deep connections with their local communities. Therefore, decommissioning services often results in resentment and risks, which are shared by patients, clinicians and communities the unit serves. In this comment article, we discuss our experience dealing with the closure of a popular local neurological rehabilitation unit and how we tried not just to safeguard our patients but also to take the opportunity to further develop and improve our patients’ experience.