Rehabilitation Medicine Expansion Proposal (RMEP)

Abstract

The workforce of Rehabilitation Medicine (RM) in the UK is 10 times less than the European average. This can be explained partly by the difference between the UK and other countries in terms of the scope of practice within the specialty and the history of the evolution of the specialty in the UK. There are potential advantages of a broader remit specialty to improve rehabilitation care for patients across a wide range of conditions in the modern National Health Service (NHS). A proposed Rehabilitation Medicine Expansion Proposal (RMEP) is also likely to make the medical specialty more satisfying for the doctors working in the specialty and a more attractive career choice for those entering training in the UK.