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Letters Rehabilitation after critical illness

Rehabilitation after critical illness: how to facilitate a successful return to work

BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1453 (Published 08 June 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1453
  1. Andrew O Frank, trustee and past chair
  1. Vocational Rehabilitation Association, London, UK
  1. andrew.frank1{at}btinternet.com

I welcome the recent articles on the need for rehabilitation after critical illness and the lack of appropriate resources to provide what is needed.12 The deficiencies in rehabilitation services have long been recognised.3 In my experience, it is quite possible for a consultant in rehabilitation medicine to have beds to receive patients from intensive care, discharge them into the …

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