Case management
Law firm Switalskis has expanded its personal injury team in London with four senior hires and a new managing director of personal injury. Mark Hollinghurst, now managing director of personal injury, leads a team of more than 40, including specialists in brain and spinal injury. He will oversee growth from the London office. The new [...]
This blog was written thanks to the expertise of The Brian Barr Solicitors team, including Alex Cohen, Philip Cohen and Steven Akerman, leading experts in compensation claims for chronic pain and serious injury. In recent years, we’ve seen a marked rise in clients presenting with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) following trauma – particularly road traffic [...]
On 27th June, Surrey based disability charity, Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) is celebrating 90 years of providing innovative, expert services that enable disabled people to achieve their potential and live with greater independence. The original employment training college was officially opened in 1935 by HRH The Duchess of York, later Her Majesty [...]
A 15-year-old three-time world kickboxing champion died from a severe traumatic brain injury after an unsanctioned bout that lacked basic safety measures, a coroner has found. Alex Eastwood, from Fazakerley, Liverpool, collapsed following a charity match at TKMA Gym in Wigan, where he faced a 17-year-old opponent. He died three days later, on 29 June [...]
The Unite Professionals Ltd (UPL) Virtual Rehabilitation Clinic (VRC) is a virtual platform that provides a collaborative initiative between UPL and Pure Sports Medicine. The VRC is an internal closed group platform run monthly to provide UPL case managers with access to a consultant-led rehab clinic. The VRC is funded by UPL to facilitate access [...]
We spoke with Breakthrough CEO, Annabelle, and Managing Director, Victoria, about how their integrated, person-centred approach is transforming rehabilitation for people after brain and spinal injuries. Q: What inspired the ethos behind Breakthrough’s approach? Annabelle: When someone experiences a traumatic injury, everything changes overnight. It’s not just about physical recovery—it’s about rebuilding a life that [...]
A research project has received a grant to investigate whether electrical brain stimulation with temporal interference can improve the restorative nature of napping. The project will explore new methods to combat fatigue and improve the restorative nature of napping, through targeting specific brain areas with a novel brain stimulation technique. Corundum Convergence Institute (CCI), a [...]
A new NHS initiative to prevent brain injuries during childbirth will be implemented nationwide following successful pilot testing at selected maternity units. The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme, scheduled to begin this September, aims to help maternity staff better identify signs of foetal distress during labour and respond more effectively to obstetric emergencies. [...]
This blog was written thanks to the expertise of the Brian Barr Solicitors team, including Alex Cohen, Philip Cohen and Steven Akerman, leading experts in compensation claims for chronic pain and serious injury. In our hyper-connected world, where sharing the minutiae of our lives has become second nature for most people, social media has woven itself into the [...]
By Emma Ferguson, ILS Case Management What is ‘Company Culture’ and why does it matter? We’ve all heard the term, but what does it really mean in practice? Well, it’s usually defined as a set of shared core values and practices that define an organisation and ideally, should be distilled from staff and management in [...]
