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Episode 9: Brain Injury Service Provision – Broken pathways

Released: 16/08/2024


One person is admitted to hospital with a brain injury every 90 seconds within the UK which equates to approximately 977 admissions to hospital a day. More and more people are surviving brain injuries due to advances in acute medicine but this means more needs to be done so these people can access ongoing community neurorehabilitation to optimise their recovery and reduce the longer term societal impacts.

 

In this episode, Paul and Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist, Natalie Mackenzie, discuss the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury whose main objective is to raise awareness of brain injury and to seek improvements in support and services across the UK for people who are directly affected. 

 

 

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Acknowledgement and thanks to Paul’s Podcast team:

 

Paul Cheese, Podcast Producer: info@reliumx.co.uk

Dr Sally Martin-Young, Consultant Neuro Occupational Therapist and Podcast Project Manager: sally@livelifegroup.co.uk

Natalie Mackenzie, Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist and Podcast PR and Marketing: natalie.mackenzie@thebiss.co.uk

 

Gratitude also extends to all members of Paul’s multidisciplinary neuro rehabilitation team as without you all this unique Podcast series would not have been possible:

 

Rachel Wilson, Brain Injury Case Manager

Dr Alex Garfield - Neuropsychologist

Eleanor Woodward, Neuro Speech and Language Therapist

Katy James, Neuro Speech and Language Therapist

Sally De La Fontaine, Neuro Physiotherapist

Tom Nissen, Neuro Personal Trainer

Rachel Maxwell, Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant

Ben McGuinness, Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant

Dr Nikos Gorgoraptis, Neurologist

Dr Martine Stoffels, Neuropsychiatrist

Amy Chater, Partner, Leigh Day

 

Paul is also indebted to the invaluable support of all the staff, volunteers and members of the charity Brains Matter. In particular:

 

Kevin Bottrell, Charity Manager

Lisa-Rae Brough, Deputy Manager

Members Jules, Rob and Simon

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