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The London Major Trauma System Rehabilitation Group

The Pan London Rehabilitation Group (PLTRG) was convened as part of the governance structure of the London Major Trauma System (LMTS) in 2010. Membership is comprised of Allied Health Professional and Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine from the four major trauma networks within the LMTS. The group seeks to ensure representation of trauma rehabilitation throughout the patient pathway.  

The PLTRG has met regularly since 2010 to support the LMTS to understand the rehabilitation needs of a large multicentre trauma service. NHS England – London region support the group to meet and develop key pieces of work to inform the development of pan London trauma rehabilitation.

The group is currently chaired by Davina Richardson Clinical Service Lead Therapist Neurosciences Physiotherapist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The group meets on a quarterly basis and reports directly into the Pan London Trauma ODN Steering Group chaired by Professor Karim Brohi. For further information about the group please contact: Davina Richardson at davina.richardson1@nhs.net

The purpose of the group is to explore best practice and review rehabilitation within the LMTS. The overall aim of the group is to help shape the future of trauma rehabilitation and practice.

Our key objectives are:

1. To provide clinical expertise into continuing the development of the rehabilitation pathways for trauma services in London.
2. To set parameters for clinical quality and performance for rehabilitation practices.
3. To determine the deliverables required to ensure improvements in rehabilitation delivery.
4. To set out common principles and standards for trauma rehabilitation.
5. To influence local, regional and national debate, guidance, best practice and commissioning on issues related to trauma rehabilitation.
6. To work with national bodies in helping to shape the future of trauma rehabilitation services.

Since 2010, the group has focused on the implementation of the Rehabilitation Prescriptions across the LMTS. Collaboration with the Trauma Audit and Research Network enabled large scale data collection on the trauma patients' broad rehabilitation needs following injury. This work continues and is informing national debate on the rehabilitation needs of a trauma system. The group works closely with the LMTS to identify the gaps in provision of rehabilitation for patients following trauma and has presented the findings of projects at a number of British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine conferences and audit meetings.

The PLTRG terms of reference can be found here.

PLTRG Meetings' Minutes

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Policy documents and guidelines

The Commissioning Guidance for Rehabilitation guidance is intended for use by clinical commissioning groups to support them in commissioning rehabilitation services for their local population. It also provides useful information for anyone with an interest in rehabilitation services, including:

• What is rehabilitation, i.e. scope, breadth and depth
• The components of good quality rehabilitation
• How to know whether the services that are being commissioned are of good quality
• How to compare rehabilitation services locally, regionally and nationally.

You can download the guidelines here.

This, and other guidance can be found on the NHS England site Improving Rehabilitation Services. You can also download the guidelines here.

The NICE Major Trauma guidelines  cover the organisation and provision of major trauma services in pre-hospital and hospital settings, including ambulance services, emergency departments, major trauma centres and trauma units.

The National MAjor Trauma Rehabilitation Group website

Upcoming TBI Event: 

 King's College Hospital will be hosting a Traumatic brain injury multi-professional study day on 10th and 11th November 2022. 

Please see the course advert and registration form Here

Please kindly complete this and send it to lisa-janefowler@nhs.net  ASAP once you have confirmed your attendance. 

Please see the attached the payment information document and kindly send this to our finance department, amanda.white1@nhs.net. Your spot on the course will be reserved once payment has been received. 

Please do circulate the course advert to anyone you think may be interested.