Rehab for all

There's less that two weeks left to nominate the individuals and teams whose kindness and compassion are transforming the lives of people affected by brain injury. Nominations for the Kindness in Brain Injury Care Award close on Friday 30 October. The new NR Times Award category celebrates those who make an exceptional difference [...]

The Brain Charity has been named Liverpool Chamber's Charity Partner of the Year, with fundraising activities planned over the next 12 months. The Liverpool-based charity has provided services and support to people with neurological conditions across the UK for more than 30 years. Through the partnership, it will engage with Chamber members and raise funds [...]

A national assessment service should take over adult social care assessments from councils to reduce unequal access to support in England, a report proposes. The call follows an analysis showing large differences in access to publicly funded long-term care between councils with similar social and economic characteristics. Under the proposals, councils would continue planning care [...]

A former Derbyshire County Council care home is set to reopen in early 2027 after Your Health Group acquired the vacant property for £2.59m. Castle Court Care Home, on Linton Road in Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, was sold at auction on 30 September 2026 following the council's decision to remodel its in-house adult care services. The [...]

A Liverpool neuroscience centre has gained WHO Collaborating Centre status to support international work on brain and mental health. The University of Liverpool's Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) will hold the designation for four years, from June 2026 to June 2030. The appointment places LINC within an international network supporting World Health Organization (WHO) programmes [...]

A £60m disability employment fund has opened for bids across the UK, for public, private and voluntary sector organisations testing new ways to help disabled people and those with health conditions enter, stay and progress in work. First announced in July, the fund could support ideas including AI-powered job-matching tools, prosthetics and digital therapies for [...]

A specialist Norfolk neurorehabilitation centre supporting adults with brain injuries and neurological conditions is set to close after demand declined. CareTech has begun the managed closure of the All Hallows Neuro-Rehabilitation Service in Ditchingham, near Bungay, saying falling demand has made the facility unsustainable. The provider said the decision was not related to the quality [...]

MS patients face a higher risk of disabling relapses and faster disease progression as access to key treatments varies across the UK, new research has reveaoled. The analysis from the MS Society suggests access to high-efficacy treatments for multiple sclerosis differs significantly depending on where people live. Disease-modifying therapies, known as DMTs, are [...]

Thousands of stroke patients are missing out on thrombectomy, a life-altering treatment that can save lives or reduce long-term disability, a charity has warned. The Stroke Association has highlighted “stark inequalities” in whether patients receive a thrombectomy, a procedure that removes a blood clot from a blocked blood vessel in the brain. Getting this treatment [...]

An MS centre described as a "lifeline" faces closure unless it can find new premises. The South West MS Therapy Centre near Exeter helps more than 400 people from around Devon and Somerset and is described as a "lifeline" by those who use it. But the charity is housed in a listed building which it [...]