ABSTRACT
Between the next scheduled major rehabilitation appointment at the Oliver Zangwill Centre, a specialist neurorehabilitation centre, and the authors discharge from the Wellington hospital, he had a bit of a break from his structured treatment regime. His family and he decided that the best way to fill this gap was with treatment at his local community hospital. It seemed to be handled fully and correctly, as the National Health Service (NHS) health worker assigned to his case promised him the world. He admits to being in somewhat of a sour mood due to the delay. It was a good thing that he hadn't written off the NHS but had given it a chance, as he was to find that the psychologist assigned to his case was particularly skilled. Similar to his private care, through his NHS journey, it seemed that the real challenge for a brain injury survivor was making sure that people saw the right person.
