Case managers have only hours left to share their insight into brain injury provision through a new survey of the profession.
The survey seeks to gain the first-hand experiences of specialist brain injury case managers as to the true situation for clients, and what more needs to be done to support them through the ABI Strategy.
With the Government initially stating it would be published in early 2023, early feedback from case managers in the survey – run by NR Times with Nockolds – has revealed fears this may slip due to the political turmoil of recent months.
Now, with the survey set to close on Sunday – which will take less than five minutes to complete – case managers are urged to share their opinions and experiences, to help provide further valuable insight from those on the ground into the ABI Strategy evidence-gathering.
The ABI Strategy is led by Chris Bryant MP – chair of the APPG on ABI, who has long campaigned for the strategy – and Gillian Keegan, Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, who have consulted widely already among those with a personal and professional interest in brain injury.
Now, through this survey, case managers specifically are encouraged to have their say.
“We have received a terrific response to our survey so far,” says Jennie Jones, head of the medical negligence and personal injury team at Nockolds Solicitors.
“With ABI care at such a crossroads, we are looking at a wide range of issues including the government’s ABI strategy, rehabilitation, funding, COVID-19, recruitment and the legal process.
“The government has said that its eagerly-awaited ABI strategy will be published in early 2023, but the initial response to our survey suggests brain injury case managers fear the roll-out will be delayed.
“We would urge brain injury case managers who haven’t yet taken in our survey to do so before September 18.”
Deborah Johnson, editor of NR Times, adds: “We are very grateful for the response we have had so far to our survey, which shares valuable insight from those working directly with brain injury survivors.
“The ABI Strategy is set to be a huge step forward in access to support and provision for those living with brain injury – but so it can answer the exact need, as much insight as possible is needed into what needs to be addressed.
“Case managers have a short time left to give us their responses, but we’d urge anyone who has not yet done so to please do so.”
The survey can be found here
