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A Darlington hospital has successfully retained its Triangle of Care accreditation, recognising the service's continued commitment to working in partnership with carers and families to support the recovery of patients. Cygnet St William’s, on Cornwall Avenue, is a 12 bed Neuropsychiatric service, run by Cygnet Health Care, offering treatment to those affected by acquired brain [...]
By Paula Hansen, managing director, World Accessible Holidays Earlier this year in NR Times I argued that accessible travel for clients with complex needs should be planned like rehabilitation, not retail. The response from readers in case management, occupational therapy and rehabilitation told me the argument had landed. It also told me something I already [...]
National care provider Agincare has acquired Devonshire Avenue Care Home in Beeston, Nottingham, safeguarding vital support for residents and securing local jobs. The CQC-registered home provides a purpose-built environment for up to 20 young adults living with learning and physical disabilities, supporting their personal care, independence and life skills development. Devonshire Avenue becomes part of [...]
By Sarah Johnson, clinical lead, Unite Professionals The Unite Professionals Ltd (UPL) Virtual Rehabilitation Clinic (VRC) is a virtual platform that provides a collaborative initiative between UPL and Pure Sports Medicine. The VRC is an internal closed group platform run monthly to provide UPL case managers with access to a consultant led rehab clinic. The [...]
By SweetTree Home Care Service SweetTree's paper challenges a growing trend in which case management companies both manage a client's case and directly employ their support workers. It argues this combined model creates serious risks that are often invisible to clients and their representatives, and that commissioning care through an independent, CQC-regulated agency consistently delivers [...]
By Henk Swanepoel, Cygnet Health Care neuropsychology lead When people think about rehabilitation following a brain injury or neurological condition, they often picture physiotherapy, occupational therapy or speech and language therapy. While these disciplines are essential, psychological support is just as important. Recovery is not only about regaining physical function; it is also about rebuilding [...]
Following the success of its inaugural Southampton event, Agincare's Complex Injury Partnership Programme (CIPP) is bringing its ‘Injury to Independence’ seminar to London on 8 September, creating an opportunity for professionals across health, care, rehabilitation and legal services to explore how better collaboration can improve outcomes for people recovering from traumatic injury. The Southampton event [...]
By Tim Jones and Kieran Grainger of Enable Law, collaborating with Dr Alyson Norman, the chair of Headway Somerset When people think of a brain injury, they tend to picture the critical moment it happens — a dramatic, often life-or-death event that commands immediate attention, care and support. An acquired brain injury (ABI) is any [...]
Word-finding problems affect one in four people with MS and are linked to cognition rather than fatigue or depression, a study suggests. People with cognitive impairment were nearly five times more likely to experience difficulties retrieving words than those without cognitive impairment. The symptom was not associated with fatigue or depression. “Findings of [...]
By Shila Rundla, senior nurse trainer, Fairlie Healthcare Tracheostomy care can easily be viewed as a sequence of technical tasks - suctioning, stoma care, cuff pressure monitoring, tube management and emergency preparedness. When routines take over, the individual behind the tracheostomy can be overlooked. The challenge for specialist clinicians is to see beyond the task [...]
