Voyage Care to create three new sites
Specialist care operator invests in expansion of its brain injury rehabilitation provision
Wait for ABI Strategy to go into 2024
The long-awaited ABI Strategy will not be delivered this year after the Government has “dragged its heels” in finalising the landmark project which is set to transform survivors’ experience of brain injury care. Having been given the go-ahead by the Government in December 2021, replacing the need for the Private Members’ Bill introduced by Sir Chris Bryant which called for this to become law, the ABI Strategy still has not been unveiled.
Maguire injury response ‘sets a poor example’
'Every time the ‘if in doubt, sit it out’ principle is seen to be ignored in elite football, chances of educating younger players and better protecting future generations is diminished'
How I got my cockiness back
Brain injury survivor Lawrence discusses rebuilding his confidence through regaining communication skills
Stroke tech in trial at NHS Trust
The geko device is being investigated for its potential to reduce blood clots among stroke survivors
Pain management programme marks 40 years
The UK’s biggest pain management service is marking 40 years of supporting people with chronic pain. The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust’s Pain Management Programme (PMP) has reached the milestone of four decades of service delivery, with over 15,000 patients supported in the last 20 years.
Brain health in over 50s ‘deteriorated in pandemic’
COVID-19 lockdowns raised risk of sustained cognitive decline and dementia, study reveals
Making Cauda Equina Syndrome information more accessible
A charity is leading efforts to make Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) red flags and support options more available and accessible to people with learning disabilities. While awareness of CES is growing, consequences of not receiving early intervention can be life-changing - but still the warning signs are not widely recognised within society and even within healthcare.
New light shed on impact of IPV in female brains
Study reveals very different consequences to CTE seen among male athletes
NHS problems and the rise in medical negligence claims
Challenges including junior doctors' strikes and ambulance waiting times are impacting, says Rebecca Brisley at Nash & Co
