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INPA standards

High standards of neurorehabilitation

So INPA can ensure high standards of neuro-rehabilitation and achieve its aims, each organisation wishing to join as a member must provide evidence to show that it achieves the following criteria:

Organisational structure

A staffing structure made up of key significantly trained and experienced professionals in the provision and delivery of neuro-rehabilitation for individuals within their service.

Staff structure

Provides and delivers regular training to all staff that is specific to the practice of neuro-rehabilitation. Staff supervision by a neuro-rehabilitation specialist. Members of its interdisciplinary team are regularly being supervised by those who have demonstrable experience and expertise in the field of neuro-rehabilitation.

Specialist interest groups

Staff are members of relevant specialist interest groups within their disciple that facilitate keeping abreast of developments in the field of neuro-rehabilitation.

Service provided

Produce a detailed outline of the type of service that it provides, including the number of service users, the aims of the service and its key / principle service objectives.

HPC registration

Evidence that it contracts / employs a minimum of four distinctly different Health Professions Council (HPC) registered professional groups trained and experienced in neuro-rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation

The service provides an active rehabilitation pathway which demonstrates discharge planning from the outset. Testimonials from two stakeholders (not customers)

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Outcome measures

Use of outcome measures appropriate for the service it provides as recommended / identified by INPA. Rehabilitation within a defined time frame.

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What do we lobby for?

We believe that the collective voice of independent providers of neuro-rehabilitation across the UK should be heard. Independent providers provide over half of all the available neuro-rehabilitation beds in the UK and INPA’s specialists can offer valuable unique insights into brain injury and long-term neurological conditions