Rehab for all
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 [...]
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF), which supports nearly 10,000 people annually, is to close due to financial pressures. The organisation was founded in 1934 by Dame Georgiana Buller and Stanley Evans and was opened by the Queen Mother, then Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York. The charity's specialist neuro rehabilitation centre support [...]
Burnetts Solicitors’ partner and brain injury lead Paul Brown is former secretary of UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum and current secretary of Northern Acquired Brain Injury Forum. Here, Paul discusses how early access to specialist rehabilitation for people with ABI is essential to their recovery prospects but is currently dependent on a ‘postcode lottery’. Paul [...]
Today (21 November) Stop the Pressure Day, Spinal Injuries Association is highlighting the healthcare inequalities that exist for those who have an increased risk of undiagnosed pressure ulcers. Lady-Marie Dawson-Malcolm from Balham sustained a spinal cord injury in 1992 as a result of domestic violence, leaving her paralysed from the chest down, meaning she is [...]
Brain injury body Headway has urged the UK government to provide additional funds and fresh support for the ABI strategy ahead of its autumn Budget; amid challenging conditions for both charities and families seeking to access stretched services. Headway has written an open letter to the Chancellor calling for more budgeting for brain injury, as [...]
The Lake District Calvert Trust can confirm the closure of its 10-bed acquired brain injury rehabilitation unit in Keswick (known as ‘Calvert Reconnections’). The other centres (Calvert Lakes and Calvert Stables) will continue to operate as normal. Unfortunately, Calvert Reconnections has not attracted enough clients on a consistent basis to make it financially sustainable for [...]
Consultant Connect has reported that its health technology has cut the neurology waiting list at Kettering General Hospital by more than half in fewer than two months. With more than 230,000 patients on neurology waiting lists across England and an average wait time of 17 weeks, there is an increasing need for solutions that can [...]
