Spinal Injuries Association
Lack of public health capacity is leaving many spinally injured people vulnerable through lack of overnight care, trapped in inappropriate nursing homes or forced to move away from their communities.
That is according to experts at the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) who have shared with NR Times their concerns about the impact of public health care gaps on the UK’s spinal cord injured population.
A Government minister has been shown the importance of more and better provision being made for people living with spinal cord injury through a visit to the Spinal Injuries Association. Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, visited the SIA to better understand the support that exists, but what the Government needs [...]
Writing for HT World, Brian O’Shea, continuing healthcare advisor at the Spinal Injuries Association, urges commissioners to embrace change for the good of the patient.
A Formula One racing team has renewed its commitment to the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), in recognition of the support it has given to the team’s founder.
Williams Racing has announced that SIA will continue to be the official charity of the team, a status is has had since 2015. The team has a long association with the charity - which provides information, advice and support to the 50,000 people living with spinal injury in the UK - dating back to when Sir Frank Williams became spinal cord injured following a car accident in 1986. Sir Frank received support from SIA as he recovered and returned back to work, subsequently leading the team to achieving nine Formula One World Championship Constructors’ Titles.
