Levels of rehabilitation in the context of traumatic brain injury19
| Level 1 |
| Complex specialist rehabilitation services for patients with high physical dependency and/or mixed disability and/or cognitive behavioural issues. A TBI patient suitable for level 1 rehabilitation might have physical, cognitive and behavioural issues such as severe agitation, and often still be in post-traumatic amnesia. |
| Level 2 |
| Specialist rehabilitation services for patients with less complex needs. A TBI patient suitable for level 2 rehabilitation might have ongoing cognitive or emotional or physical difficulties still requiring specialist rehabilitation or medical input but longer having significant behavioural issues (usually out of post-traumatic amnesia). |
| Level 3 |
| Non- specialist rehabilitation services. A TBI patient suitable for level 3 rehabilitation might have ongoing re-enablement needs due to having TBI +/− musculoskeletal injuries, but no longer require specialist medical input. |
TBI = traumatic brain injury.