Neuro-rehab bed numbers must triple in the UK to meet demand but a recruitment crisis could hold back progress as Deborah Johnson reports.
We often use the terms “concussion” and “mild” or “minor” head or brain injury, synonymously; and read “moderate”, “severe” and, more recently, “very severe” brain injury...
By this definition, case management can be seen as a shared creative process, undertaken by a professional and their client, aimed at identifying solutions to address...
Dr Keith Jenkins and Lorraine Nickolls , of St Andrew’s in Northampton, explain how the specialist mental healthcare provider handles this pivotal post-injury phase.
Offenders at every prison and probation setting in the UK should have access to a member of staff trained in brain injury signs and symptoms, experts...
Sian Mara, 35, was enjoying a holiday in Cuba with her husband Jason and her 12-year-old daughter when it happened. Sian, from Chard in Somerset, recalls: “It...
The shuffling and whispers of the conference crowd ceased entirely when Yorkshireman Stephen shared his story. The brain injury survivor recalled the last thing his wife...
Fatigue is a subjective phenomenon – it cannot be measured objectively. It can be caused or exacerbated by depression, anxiety and stress, as well as a lack...
The curious case of Sarah Colwill gained global media coverage in 2009. The 41-year-old awoke one morning to find her Devon drawl replaced by a Chinese...
If case managers diversified into producing cars, they would be hand crafted in the hue of client choice. This is because of the widely accepted guiding...
