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To synthesize epidemiological data on the incidence and prevalence of disabling neurological diseases to project healthcare workload and guide National Health Service planning.

January 1, 1986International Rehabilitation Medicine

Epidemiology of some neurological diseases with special reference to work load on the NHS

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DWDerick T WadeOxford Brookes University RHR L HewerUniversity of Tasmania

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Epidemiological review reveals substantial burdens of disabling neurological disease in district populations, highlighting urgent needs for targeted hospital resource planning.

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To synthesize epidemiological data on the incidence and prevalence of disabling neurological diseases to project healthcare workload and guide National Health Service planning.
Reviewed published epidemiological evidence across three studies focused on disabling neurological conditions.
Calculated disease prevalence and care requirements projected onto a standard district population model of 250,000 people.
Approximately 5,000 individuals per 250,000 population suffer from disabling neurological conditions.
Roughly 1,500 individuals per 250,000 population experience impairment severe enough to require daily personal assistance.
Identified a profound scarcity of robust epidemiological data, indicating that neurological service planning must be organized at the district general hospital level.

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Wade et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701d692163a0a01bc45218 https://doi.org/10.3109/03790798709166197

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Epidemiological review reveals substantial burdens of disabling neurological disease in district populations, highlighting urgent needs for targeted hospital resource planning.

Epidemiology of some neurological diseases with special reference to work load on the NHS

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Epidemiology of some neurological diseases with special reference to work load on the NHS

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