All agree the benefits of early rehabilitation, but from where and at what cost? The delegates that attend our award-winning training events are a diverse group of professionals with a common interest in supporting individuals…
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Susie Quinlan of Independent Living Solutions set the tone for our recent ‘Rehabilitation’ training day by looking at the challenges that providing paid care support in a client’s home can present and, most importantly, how…
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A comprehensive review of all literature on brain injury and criminal activity by a group of experts from five leading universities suggests that up to 60% of the UK’s prison population have had some kind…
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The isolation experienced by a family from Newry following a devastating brain injury led to them establish a charity and Northern Ireland’s first community-owned support centre that now has over 100 members. Frank and Aileen…
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Slopestyle, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, alpine, freestyle … if the Winter Olympics have given us anything, it’s been dramatic, acrobatic, seemingly impossible athleticism to wonder at – and any number of spectacular crashes and falls…
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America’s Food and Drug Administration has given permission for the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in adults to be marketed. Head injury patients have typically been assessed according to the…
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In 2017, Phil Perry, Senior Operations Manager for Brain Injury Group associate member, Independent Living Solutions, took part in 17 marathons and ultra-marathons to raise money for his local children’s hospice, Julia’s House. Impressed by…
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Our favourite charity, Brain Injury is BIG, a national charity supporting victims of serious brain injuries and their loved ones, has announced the date for its glamourous black-tie May Ball. So if you haven’t received…
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We’re pleased to announce the agenda for our popular cerebral palsy training day taking place on Wednesday 12 September 2018 in London. We have once again worked closely with medical negligence solicitor, Tim Jones, Legal…
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Issue 10 of Brain Injury News has now been published on our website. The focus of this issue is communication, that fundamental behaviour – whether verbal or non-verbal – that sits behind how we express…
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Top Ten Tips for completing your annual Deputy financial report
If you are acting as a property and affairs Deputy, you will almost certainly need to submit an annual report of your activities to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). The first report is…
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Giving families affected by Cerebral Palsy all the support they need
After the success of our Cerebral Palsy brain injury training events in Manchester and London, this week we look further at Cerebral Palsy and how families can be supported. CEO of Brain Injury Group member…
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Sport and leisure activities after a brain injury
Life can be changed beyond all recognition both for those who experience a brain injury and the family and friends who support them. Leisure activities can play a vital role in aiding recovery and assisting…
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