Work

 

Useful addresses:

Access to Work	http://bit.ly/AccesstoWork
Benefits Helpline	www.benefitshelpline.com
Different Strokes	www.differentstrokes.co.uk
Disability Law Service	www.dls.org.uk/
Employers Forum on Disability	www.efd.org.uk
JobCentre Plus	www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

 

Useful references:

BSRM (2000) Vocational rehabilitation: the way forward London: British Society for Rehabilitation Medicine

BSRM (2010) Vocational assessment and rehabilitation for people with long-term neurological conditions: recommendations for best practice http://www.bsrm.co.uk/Publications/VR4LTnCv45fl.pdf

Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party (2008). National clinical guideline for stroke, 3rd edition London: Royal College of Physicians

Lock et al. (2005) Work after stroke: focusing on barriers and enablers. Disability & Society, 20, 33-47

Waddell, G. & Burton, A. K. (2006). Is work good for your health and well-being? London: TSO

VRA (2007) VRA Standards of Practice. Report of the Standards Task Group. Glasgow: VRA