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Neuro-Legal Handbook

For the majority of people the journey through encephalitis, from diagnosis to accessing services for their recovery, is smooth, complicated only by the unique difficulties inherent to this illness. However, for a few people there is a struggle to get an accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, support for recovery, educational support, and protection for vulnerable relatives. This handbook focuses on various legal topics, not all of them involving court procedures: rights you may be entitled to (e.g. NHS continuing healthcare, special educational needs), how to get the support you need before something goes wrong (protecting vulnerable adults, workplace discrimination, power of attorney and wills) and also where to go if something goes wrong (clinical negligence).

This booklet is aimed at people affected by encephalitis who live in the UK.

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