Letter calls for Mental Capacity changes
Over 100 UK brain injury professionals have signed a letter calling for changes to the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, which is currently undergoing a review.
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27 March, 2019
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World experts lined up for paediatric brain injury event
An internationally-renowned paediatric neuropsychologist is among the speakers at this year’s National Paediatric Brain Injury Conference in London.
Read MoreSocial workers offered brain injury guidance
An upcoming webinar aims to give social workers more clarity on newly refreshed guidance on working with people affected by brain injury.
Read MoreSuicide and brain injury
Tom’s troubled path from head injury to suicide spanned 21 years. It began with a road accident at...
Read MoreLighting the way to better baby care
The brain injury technology University College London has been working on for eight years looks...
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Opinion
The role of case managers in serious injury litigation
Serious injury solicitors Sophie Toft and Stephanie Edward on the importance of working together to achieve the best outcome for clients.
How Rebecca proved the experts wrong
Being discharged from the Court of Protection after a brain injury can be a long and arduous...
Unleashing the power of sport in rehab
Of the 12 million Britons living with disability, only one in six takes part in sport regularly....
A ticking timebomb in stroke care
Sian Mara, 35, was enjoying a holiday in Cuba with her husband Jason and her 12-year-old daughter...
The future of UK brain injury care
The shuffling and whispers of the conference crowd ceased entirely when Yorkshireman Stephen...
The NR Times study guide: Fatigue
Fatigue is a subjective phenomenon – it cannot be measured objectively. It can be caused or...
Technology
How VR is boosting injury empathy
Anna Khan woke up in February 2016 adamant that it was still 2015, but the date was correct...
New horizons in spinal tech
The power of exoskeletons was shown to the world earlier this year when Simon Kindleysides became...
Protecting clients from social media menaces
When a young British woman with learning difficulties announced she was marrying an Egyptian she’d...
Assistive tech drive moves up a gear
Political pugilism gave way to a rare outbreak of unity at Westminster recently. An event, in the...
Interviews
Vital rehab role under threat
“Numbers are our biggest challenge as a profession,” says Diane Playford as she ponders the...
Food for thought
Serious injury triggers a small army of professionals into action. Each one plays their part as...
Saving lives in the concrete jungle
Skating fanatic Rob Glanville’s life- changing injury wasn’t the result of some perilous stunt...
Superman versus paralysis
This December marks 40 years since Christopher Reeve first charmed the world as a shy reporter...
Not to be sniffed at…
Like most dedicated healthcare staff, Kim is up early on weekdays. After a healthy breakfast, she...
Rugby’s battle with concussion threat
Addressing the challenge of concussion in rugby is like a skirmish with the marauding All Blacks....
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Research
Trouble on the home front
“I’m a half widow,” says Mary, whose 69-year-old husband suffered a hypoxic brain injury two years...
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A new ice age in rehab?
Offshore oil and gas explorers have inspired a journey into unchartered waters for neuroscience....
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On the trail of the neurone killer
Deep in the inner galaxy of the central nervous system, a rogue power wreaks havoc. It appears...
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Time for change in recovery beliefs?
Written into neuro-rehab lore long ago is the belief that brain injuries have a two-year recovery...
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Scientists find new link between sleep and trauma recovery
Brain injuries and sleep problems are well-known bedfellows. Around 30 to 70 per cent of...
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Therapy
Therapy
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Picture this: Art therapy after severe injury
The limitations cast upon people by severe injuries are no barriers to art. So says Sharon White,...
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