Opinion
In supporting people whose brain injury is often disguised by other factors, professionals must challenge unconscious bias and ensure their curiosity can see beyond a person’s immediate presentation, says Ellie Atkins, social worker and safeguarding lead at Manchester City Council. Here, she tells the story of brain injury survivor Jessica and the many challenges she faces - but how, through the recognition of her complexities and provision of appropriate support from safeguarding and support services, she is now on the road to rebuilding her life
Expert analysis on the role of live stroke registries in improving pathway management.
Award-winning Maria Morris at Circle Case Management shares her insight
Pioneering partnership between Proclaim Care and Brain and Mind devises a new approach to effectively supporting the condition
Natalie Mackenzie, director of BIS Services and cognitive rehabilitation therapist, gives her analysis of the updated INCOG 2.0 guidelines BIS Services have provided specialist cognitive rehabilitation assistants for nearly 17 years, to provide support and rehabilitation to individuals living with brain injury and neurological conditions. As a cognitive rehabilitation therapist, I am often asked [...]
Prof Rudi Coetzer, clinical director at Brainkind – the UK’s largest brain injury charity – spoke to NR Times about the neuro-behavioural approach to treatment. He explained how it addresses patients’ social behaviour and their ability to adapt to changing situations through the use of repetition, practice, feedback, and compensation as well as its benefits [...]
By Norman Putzki (MD PhD), global head development neuroscience and gene therapy at Novartis.
Over the last 30 years, remarkable progress has been made in the advancement of treating multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease that is most likely a consequence of complex autoimmune dysfunctions in the periphery ultimately leading to demyelination in the central nervous system (CNS).
Since 1993, a series of insights has led to greater understanding of the biological mechanisms and triggers driving the inflammatory attacks on the CNS.
These translational insights have also driven the development of newer and more effective treatments in MS.
Entrepreneur Ian Pearce shares the lessons he learned on the journey to establishing his innovation, Neuro ProActive, within the NHS.
My journey for the last six years has been interesting. After my father had a stroke, I experienced a lot of the frustrations that hundreds of thousands of people do each year. It seemed to me that while many of these challenges needed basic solutions, those challenges were numerous and long standing. In late 2017, while having a shower, I started to think about a single digital platform which would be all encompassing for NHS and private practice clinicians, as well as patients and family members. Most of my best ideas happen in the bathroom. It’s the only place where men can multi-task and escape young children. For any potential supplier to want to “crack” the NHS, I’d make two points. Firstly, this is the wrong mindset. The NHS doesn’t want to be “cracked”. Secondly, it’s a huge mistake to see the NHS as one organisation. It’s also important to appreciate that the views in this article are my own, based on my experiences over a five-year period.
Elysium Neurological share learnings from The Avalon Centre
St Andrew's Healthcare share their expertise in supporting people with the neurodegenerative condition
