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News of a 43 per cent fall in stroke incidents since 2000 made headlines in October. A report from King’s College London suggested that the number of people affected by stroke is falling, but people are having strokes at a younger age. It also reported that there has only been a small relative decrease in [...]
The Criminal Justice Acquired Brain Injury Interest Group (CJABIIG) has slammed the proposals for failing to address the link between health problems – such as brain injuries – and offending behaviour. Justice secretary Liz Truss unveiled a white paper in November detailing £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years, and plans for [...]
Community Case Management Services (CCMS) has transformed a dilapidated farmhouse in an idyllic corner of Normandy into an accessible holiday venue. The property offers people with disabilities a place in which to relax on holiday with friends and loved ones in the heart of picturesque northern France. With a fully accessible ground floor living area [...]
Elysium Neurological is the neuro division of Elysium Healthcare – one of the UK’s fastest growing private healthcare providers. In the last 12 months, it has acquired some of the UK’s leading neurological rehabilitation and complex care services to become an emerging leader in the field. From sites in the Midlands and Middlesbrough to Herefordshire [...]
“It’s the economy, stupid,” read a note permanently displayed on Bill Clinton’s desk as he plotted his 1992 rise to power. The sentiment was written by campaign manager James Carville to sum up the vote-winning force of money. It remains an enduring electoral truth that continues to drive political decisions today. If, as in the [...]
Exoskeletons can restore the ability to walk, and enhance quality of life in many other ways too, says Eva Sobonova, head physio at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital (RBH). “They can also reduce pain and improve bowel and bladder function and spasticity. Then there is the huge psychological impact," she adds. “Being able to stand [...]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) looks likely to remain the largest global contributor to neurological disability until at least 2030, an international commission has forecast. The predicted burden of disability surrounding TBI across the world “far exceeds” that related to dementia and cerebrovascular disease, says the Lancet Neurology Commission’s extensive report. The paper estimates that the global annual cost [...]
UCL neuroscientist John Hardy hailed “the biggest breakthrough in neurodegenerative disease in the past 50 years” in December. Researchers had successfully used an experimental drug, injected into spinal fluid, to safely lower levels of toxic proteins in the nervous system caused by the disease. In Huntington’s terms, it was the biggest story since the 1993 [...]
The provider will this year launch new specialist care centres in Leigh (Greater Manchester) and Liverpool, with development also underway on sites in Leeds and Preston. A further 22 areas where demand for services outstrips supply have been identified by the business, which currently runs 25 homes in Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West [...]
At The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital centre for specialist rehabilitation and nursing care, we understand that without nurses most rehabilitation programmes and the achievement of recognised goals and positive outcomes would not be possible... In 2017 we introduced the role of clinical nurse specialist and went through a rigorous recruitment process to find somebody that could [...]
