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Motor neurone disease (MND) is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work.​ It does not affect the senses but can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and eventually breathe. Some people may experience [...]

In April 2013, in the midst of widespread changes in the NHS, NHS England announced a large number of national clinical director (NCD) posts, including the appointment of
Dr Etherington as NCD for rehabilitation and recovering in the community. Etherington,
who currently serves as director of defence rehabilitation and a consultant in rheumatology and rehabilitation medicine at [...]

A knock on the door one sunny afternoon in 2008 changed Joanna Lane’s
 life forever.

Half of all homeless people may have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at some point in their lives, research shows. Studies in the UK and North America over the last decade have found levels of past TBI experiences among homeless people to generally range between around 45 and 55 per cent. Research also suggests [...]