Medicininės reabilitacijos politikos analizė Lietuvoje ir Jungtinėje Karalystėje ; Analysis of medical rehabilitation policy in Lithuania and the United Kingdom

Abstract

The master's thesis examines the shaping, implementation and assessment of rehabilitation policy in Lithuania and in the United Kingdom. It has been established that the implementation of rehabilitation policies in Lithuania and in the United Kingdom occurs at different levels. A comparative analysis of the principles behind rehabilitation policy development, financing and legal regulation and of their advantages and disadvantages has been carried out through reviewing legislation, scientific papers, reports and publications by foreign scholars. A summary of the findings regarding the history of rehabilitation in the United Kingdom has shown that the country's experience, attitude and expectations in this respect are completely different from those of Lithuania. In addition, the rehabilitation system in the United Kingdom has been in place for a considerable time and has therefore had more opportunities to adapt, to adjust to the needs of the patients and of society. The objective of the empirical qualitative sociological study in Lithuania and the United Kingdom was to evaluate and compare rehabilitation policies in Lithuania and in the United Kingdom. Conclusions and recommendations on the shaping, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation policy in Lithuania and the United Kingdom have been provided on the basis of a systematic analysis of the data.