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New guidance aims to help health professionals improve Huntington’s care across mental health, cognition and wider support. The resources have been developed by the Huntington’s Disease Association (HDA) with experts including Dr Sarah Gunn, from the University of Leicester, and Dr Akshay Nair. Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited condition that gradually damages nerve cells [...]
Warren Collins, Partner Solicitor-Advocate at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP asks some uncomfortable questions. When an online referral form looks like a lifeline, it is worth asking who built it and why. There is a particular kind of organisation that has become increasingly visible in the serious injury landscape. It presents itself as a patient support [...]
A specialist neuropsychiatric service in Darlington supporting men affected by acquired brain injuries and neurodegenerative conditions has been awarded an Outstanding rating by Headway, the Brain Injury Association. Cygnet St William’s, part of Cygnet Health Care, received the highest possible rating following a comprehensive assessment as part of Headway’s Approved Provider Scheme. The scheme uses [...]
Psychoactive substances are commonly used by people with multiple sclerosis (MS )and may ease some symptoms while worsening others, a study suggests. MS is a long-term condition affecting the brain and spinal cord that can cause fatigue, pain, mobility issues and other symptoms. Psychoactive substances are drugs or products that affect the brain [...]
Cygnet Health Care is set to expand the services available at Cygnet Hospital Taunton with the opening of a new specialist Neurocognitive Treatment & Care Pathway for adults with neurological conditions and associated mental health needs. The new pathway has been developed to support people living with conditions such as dementia, Huntington’s disease, alcohol-related brain [...]
A Cheshire tractor run has raised more than £2,300 for the Stroke Association after a three-day route across England and Wales. Thirty-two vintage tractors set off from Davenham at 6am on Friday, May 1, heading to Llangollen and back over more than 200 miles. The event was organised by Alex Kettlewell, Rhys Jones and Phillip [...]
By Ruth Hunt It is estimated that each year there are 4,400 new cases of someone sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI). For these people it is crucial they receive specialist treatment not only when they are first injured but as they embark on their journey living with such complex disabilities. Why SCI are such complex injuries is they involve damage to the spinal cord [...]
Doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, lawyers, insurers, case managers and care specialists came together at Agincare’s first Injury to Independence seminar to address one of the biggest challenges facing people after traumatic injury: navigating a fragmented system of services at the moment coordinated support is needed most. Held at Southampton Football Club on 12 May, the [...]
A case study by Katie Turner, Unite Professionals Case Management The client was involved in a road traffic collision (RTC) whilst he was on his motorcycle vs motorcar. He sustained multiple complex fractures, the most significant being to his right femoral shaft and right femoral neck. These injuries resulted in him having an external fixator. [...]
By Robert Dransfield, Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper The National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) Pathway published by Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) in 2023 was intended to address long-standing delays in diagnosis and treatment of this critical condition. Since its introduction, a number of UK clinicians have published audits and service reviews examining how [...]
