Patients & families

"The amount of people that said to me that only old people have strokes, it’s unbelievable."

Mark Richardson had his whole life rocked when he suffered a stroke at just 49-years-old. Here he tells SR Times his story three years on. “I was 49 when I had my stroke. [Before that] I was a super-fit, non smoking, occasional drinker, who played county league squash and I was a badminton coach. “I [...]

On top of known challenges for carers, those who look after someone living with dementia can also become stigmatised, study finds

Virginia Bowley at ILS Case Management reflects on how involving loved ones can lead to beneficial outcomes for all parties

Dr Angela Kent details PsychWorks Associates' bespoke approach to trauma and the positive impact that can have

How the social care recruitment crisis is seriously impacting the life of one spinal cord injury survivor

"I went back to work and it was really difficult. I was working from home, they were too scared to help me into the office, it was up two flights of stairs.”

Findings prompt MND Association to launch campaign calling on government to undertake a full review of carers’ assessments

NIHR funds research into how Life Thread approach can benefit survivors' loved ones

Calls for ABI Strategy to address this situation after survey highlighted case managers' experiences