More should be done to provide services and vocational training for people who have suffered serious brain injury, according to a new report by disability charity Rehab UK.
The report states there are too few joint strategies between health authorities, local authorities and others who care for people with a brain injury.
"Attempts are made to address the needs of head-injured people within the existing services for people with physical disabilities or mental health problems. These services are rarely appropriate," it says. The charity says more should be done to help brain-injured people retrain and return to work.
"The benefits of vocational training are immense, not only in financial terms, but in terms of personal achievement and happiness," it says.
Rehab UK runs four centres that provide specialist vocation services for those with acquired brain injury.
In March, the Commons health select committee recommended social services departments regard head-injured people as a specific user group, and plan appropriate services.
- Silent Epidemic: Britain's Failure in Brain Injury Rehabilitation is available from 020 8896 2333
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