The Putney Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness Toolkit is a set of resources to support the assessment and monitoring of patients in a prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC). We developed it as a resource for clinical professionals.

The Putney PDOC toolkit is a set of resources to support the assessment and monitoring of patients in a PDOC. They are a set of non-standardised assessments which have been developed from informal clinical tools used at the RHN by a range of disciplines to support the formal assessment tools already mentioned in the ‘Introduction’.

2018年11月15日 · The Putney PDoC toolkit is a set of practical resources to support the assessment and monitoring of patients in a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness. The assessment and monitoring of individuals in a prolonged disorder of consciousness is complex.

The Putney PDOC toolkit is a set of resources to support • supporting appropriate interactions the assessment and monitoring of patients in a PDOC. • ways to assess and record object use

The 2013 RCP PDOC guidelines consider oral feeding a form of sensory stimulation Intentional behaviours such as anticipatory mouth opening or licking residue from lips

We run CPD for healthcare professionals working with people in vegetative and minimally conscious states, and for anyone studying medical law or ethics. We have over 10 years experience of delivering courses in hospitals, rehabilitation centres and care homes.

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Neuro-Palliative Lead will inform Medical Director and seek second opinion as per RHN policy. The Neuro-Palliative Lead to notify Admissions team who will contact ICB regarding decision to discontinue and funding for second opinion.

SMART is the only standardised assessment of the PDOC patient which requires mandatory training to ensure the RCP competencies are fully met. Therefore, to become a registered SMART Assessor the following criteria must be met:

In the films below three experienced speech and language therapists outline key ways in which SLTs support people with a PDoC in three different settings: hyper-acute, rehabilitation and long-term care. Speech and language therapy technicians (SLTT) work alongside SLTs.