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The transformational power of music at Adderley Green At Adderley Green Neurological Centre, part of the Elysium Neurological division, the sound of recovery isn’t just metaphorical, it’s literal. Since 2017, Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) has been helping patients reclaim their voices, regain movement, and reconnect with their identity after life-changing neurological injuries. Delivered by Chiltern [...]

Elysium Neurological is delighted to announce the successful completion of a six-month trial of Melo™, a digital tool designed to streamline behavioural assessments. Melo™ was introduced at the start of the year at Moorlands Neurological Centre in Staffordshire, a neurobehavioural hospital service for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an [...]

Assessors for the Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA) have praised Stanley House’s ‘person-centred and inclusive approach’ as they renewed the home’s Quality Assurance Accreditation. In the past two years, Stanley House Care Centre Director Heidi McCarthy and her team have been working to achieve reaccreditation in 2025 by implementing HDA suggestions and striving for clinical excellence. [...]

Discerning if a patient with an acquired brain injury has emerged from a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness (PDOC) requires in-depth assessments by specially trained clinicians. The current criteria for emergence from a minimally conscious state is defined by the US Aspen Work Group (2002) as “reliable and consistent functional interactive communication or the functional use [...]

Clinicians, commissioners and senior professionals from across the neurorehabilitation community gathered together at the British Medical Association House in Tavistock Square, to discuss some of the most pressing conundrums currently facing the sector. More than 200 delegates listened to presentations from leading thinkers and innovators in neurorehabilitation, and reflected on new perspectives and solutions in [...]

NR Times recently brought experts around the table to discuss the challenges and opportunities for brain injury survivors in the workplace and the changes needed to achieve a level playing field. The workplace can play an integral role on the post-injury path towards independence. But often, misconceptions about hidden disability among employers, and a lack [...]

Elysium Neurological has announced that Moorlands Neurological Centre has been rated ‘Good’ by the CQC. In a glowing report, all five of the inspection criteria – is the service safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs and well-led? – were rated as ‘Good’. The report praised the neurobehavioural hospital service and in particular the team [...]

The Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique (SMART) is an extended and detailed assessment and investigation of behavioural responses for people with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) following severe brain injury. Conducted by specialist clinicians, the assessment provides measurable therapeutic interventions and/or a management strategy for the individual in PDOC. Elinor Jordan-Bennett, Specialist Occupational Therapist [...]

Communication is more than just what we say. According to Mehrabian’s Communication Model (1971), only 7% of our communication is verbal and 93% is non-verbal. Most of our predictions and inferences used within communication are based on a person’s non-verbal behaviour, using body language, facial expressions or tone of voice. Individuals with acquired brain injury [...]

By Gerry Roxburgh, specialist neurological Speech and Language Therapist, Elysium Healthcare