Summersaulting out of the comfort zone
Staff at St Neots, a neuro-rehab centre on the border of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, were looking for ways to expand their patient
rehab opportunities when they had a gold standard idea…
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Introducing the UK’s newest neuropsychiatric care service
February 2020 sees the opening of a new specialist hospital for men with challenging behaviour caused by brain injuries and neurological condition, as NR Times reports.
Winging it in the rehab world
For over 20 years the Flying Faculty has been sending experts across the globe on an international mission to improve neurorehabilitation training and delivery. NR Times reports.
Unequal opportunities
A third of people with a brain condition face workplace discrimination. Sarah Sinclair reports on the challenge of getting into employment – and staying there.
“It’s a really, really lonely place to be…”
Up to a third of women, and one in four men, will experience violence at the hands of a partner at some point in their lives. A black eye may be hard to hide, but a traumatic brain injury could remain undetected indefinitely, as Sarah Sinclair reports.
“The whole process was shocking”
Families affected by motor neurone disease are fighting a losing battle for accessible housing and home alterations, as Ethan Sisterson reports.
Behind the cloak of competence
Almost 100 brain injury case managers took part in a recent study investigating the influence of the Mental Capacity Act on their work with brain injury clients. Here Sophie Moore reports on the results.
Lift off for Takeji’s creations
Japanese inventor Takeji Ueda is hoping to revolutionise patient transfers with his range of products which combine the principles of physics and innovative textile design.
The benefits of the training kitchen in rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is a vital part of the recovery programme for anyone who has suffered a stroke, brain or spinal injury…
New specialisms of the neuroscience nurse
The role of a neuroscience nurse varies considerably due to the variety of neurological conditions and disorders…
The NR Time study guide: post-traumatic epilepsy
By Dr. Edmund Bonikowski, of the National Neurological Rehabilation Chambers
A national brain injury crisis
Politicians gathered in May for a Westminster debate on brain injury. Here Deborah Johnson provides the highlights.
