BIS Services

By Natalie Mackenzie, BIS Services A few years ago, I wrote a book. Not the kind you curl up with, but the kind that sits on a rehab shelf, or in a therapy room, and helps someone make sense of one of the most misunderstood parts of life after brain injury: fatigue. Those working in [...]

By Natalie Mackenzie, director, BIS Services We’ve seen a worrying lack of soft skills in young graduates in recent years. I’m particularly talking about resilience skills and the ability to respond to difficult situations that come from life experience. This could be from working in a bar or a coffee shop, dealing with people's unreasonable [...]

See the latest edition of NR Times monthly below for the very latest insights, opinions and developments in brain and spinal care.

One of the most delicate conversations in neurorehabilitation happens early and often: setting recovery goals. How do clinicians inspire hope and motivation while being honest about what's possible? How do clinicians support a patient's aspirations without setting them up for crushing disappointment? And perhaps most importantly, how do they balance what they think they know [...]

The public are being called upon to vote for who they think should be crowned Leader of of the Year at the third annual NR Times Awards. The award will recognise the individual, from whatever branch of neuro-rehab they operate in, who has truly excelled in their field through leadership, contribution, commitment and compassion. The [...]

By Natalie Mackenzie, founder and director, BIS Services In the last six months, I've watched as what was once a manageable challenge has evolved into a critical workforce crisis that's directly impacting our ability to provide timely cognitive rehabilitation services to our clients. For years, we've faced the reality that finding male psychology graduates to [...]

Across the UK and globally, workforce shortages are leaving services stretched, waiting lists growing, and experienced clinicians burning out under unsustainable pressures. As services struggle to meet demand, we asked NR Times members working across the neurorehabilitation sector to share their insights on a single, vital question: What is the most effective way the neurorehabilitation [...]

‘No Man’s Land’ was the theme for this year’s Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWG) conference where almost 100 delegates gathered at King’s College Hospital in London, a centre of excellence in neurorehabilitation. Spaces between services and systems and the challenges caused by those gaps came under the spotlight at the conference which also saw [...]

There's just one week left to nominate who you think should be crowned NR Times Awards Leader of the Year. The award, sponsored by St Andrew's Healthcare, will recognise an individual who has truly excelled in their field through leadership, contribution, commitment and compassion. St Andrew's Healthcare delivers a range of specialist inpatient and community [...]

Providing tailored support to people in the criminal justice system with an acquired brain injury (ABI) could help to enhance rehabilitation, improve mental health, and support positive engagement with the prison regime, according to new research from Brainkind, the UK’s largest charity supporting people with ABIs and complex neurological conditions. The findings are contained in [...]