Petition For Rehab

Rehabilitation rebuilds lives that have been impacted by illness, injury or hospitalisation.

But shockingly, depending on where you live in the UK, you might not be able to access any rehabilitation services at all. Please help us end this postcode lottery by signing our petition.

“Rehabilitation gets our patients back to the people and things that they love. Their goals might not seem big – to hold their grandson, to make a cup of tea, to go to the loo on their own, to say ‘I love you’ - but they are mountains to climb if you can’t move your arms or legs or have lost the power of speech. Rehabilitation gives people back the lives they have lost” - Kate Tantam, Specialist Rehabilitation Nurse & Founder of #RehabLegend

What is rehabilitation?

Rehab aims to restore as much of a person’s lost ability as possible, as well as restore a sense of self. This medical specialism is carried out by highly-skilled dedicated teams with a tailor-made, person centered plans according to needs. Injuries or medical conditions that affect your ability to function include conditions like brain or spinal injuries, heart attacks, strokes, limb amputation, cancer and diseases like Covid.

Hard to imagine not being able to access rehab support for any of these life-limiting conditions. And yet there are parts of the UK where many can’t access this basic right or have much less than they need.

Help us end this postcode lottery.

No matter where you live, everyone in the UK can join this fight for everyone’s right to be able to access rehab.

SIGN OUR PETITION

If you live in Scotland please sign this petition.

For information on rehab work in Wales visit here.

MEET OUR REHAB LEGENDS

The people who understand the power of rehab best, are the people who’ve been able to access it. To show what it takes to get back to being able to move, we captured these RehabLegends’ stories, alongside the moment they take their first steps.