Healthcare services are required by law to make adjustments for those with brain injury

Myrian describes the challenges she faces engaging in healthcare consultations after an acquired brain injury.1Her brain injury is a disability, as defined by the Equality Act 2010, and therefore all healthcare services are required to make adjustments. Those adjustments include being aware of potential cognitive effects. The NHS record system will flag that adjustments are needed so there should not be a lack of awareness. The symptoms described by the author are fairly typical of brain injury and similar to those of patients with neurodiverse conditions; professionals should make appropriate adjustments to ensure good communication with these patients. The hospital passport, designed to help autistic people to communicate their needs to healthcare professionals, could be promoted in this situation as well.Patients should be made aware that they are protected by the Equality Act and adjustments, therefore, must be made. Organisations such as Headway, Autism Plus, and others can offer support…
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