Life after injury

A Channel 4 documentary will follow three young stroke survivors as they rebuild their lives and work towards greater independence. Trauma: My Broken Brain is being produced with the Stroke Association and will document their experiences over the course of a year. As revealed by Deadline, the series follows Dan, 28, a dancer [...]

Headway Shropshire will reopen its Shrewsbury centre after a £600,000 refurbishment supported by National Lottery funding. The charity will hold a grand reopening at its Headway Hub at Oxon Business Park on Thursday, October 8, inviting the local community to see the changes. Norman Harris, co-founder of Headway Shropshire and a user of [...]

Is meaningful improvement still possible 10 years after an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury? Steven Dowd set out to find the answer…. Ten years after breaking my neck in a cycling accident, I set out to explore one simple question: is meaningful improvement still possible a decade after an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury? In [...]

A tetraplegic veteran has completed a 79-mile challenge across the Highlands, raising more than £25,000 for spinal injury charity Regain. Danny Mavor, who served in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Iraq, was paralysed following a motorcycle accident six years ago.   The 41-year-old from Glasgow completed the three-day journey from Fort William [...]

When Barry first moved into Albert Road, National Care Group’s specialist neurological service in Levenshulme, Greater Manchester, he was coming from a difficult period in his life. Following a stroke that resulted in a brain injury and left him with communication difficulties, Barry spent a long time in hospital before being placed in an elderly [...]

By Paula Hansen, managing director, World Accessible Holidays Earlier this year in NR Times I argued that accessible travel for clients with complex needs should be planned like rehabilitation, not retail. The response from readers in case management, occupational therapy and rehabilitation told me the argument had landed. It also told me something I already [...]

When Andrea moved into National Care Group’s Ashbrook Neuro Rehabilitation following a long hospital stay, her ultimate goal was to live independently again with her dog. At 55, Andrea was found unresponsive with a significant brain bleed. This resulted in a brain injury that left her with left-sided weakness, mobility challenges and difficulties with memory [...]

The slow-stream rehabilitation Nathan received at National Care Group’s Ashbrook Neuro Rehabilitation in Rochdale after a motorcycle accident empowered his determination to achieve greater independence, rebuild lost skills, and get back to doing the things he loves. The person-centred progression model of support that Nathan received enabled him to achieve positive recovery outcomes, leading to [...]

A case study by Katie Turner, Unite Professionals Case Management The client was involved in a road traffic collision (RTC) whilst he was on his motorcycle vs motorcar. He sustained multiple complex fractures, the most significant being to his right femoral shaft and right femoral neck. These injuries resulted in him having an external fixator. [...]

By Paula Hansen, managing director, World Accessible Holidays In clinical negligence and catastrophic injury claims, future needs must be costed carefully and realistically. Accommodation, therapies, equipment and care are typically supported by expert evidence so that the figures presented are both justified and practical. Holiday costs should be approached in the same way. Too often, [...]