HEADWAY NATIONAL - The Brain Injury Association
A registered charity in England that aims to promote understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people who have suffered a head injury, their family and carers.
SABIF
Our sister organisation covering Sussex. A non-profit organisation promoting understanding and providing information for ABI sufferers in Sussex.
UKABIF
Our umbrella organisation is a not-for-profit coalition of organisations and individuals that seeks to promote understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury and to provide information and expert input to policy makers and others to promote the interests of people with brain injuries and their families throughout the UK.
HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE (3rd REPORT)
Head Injury Rehabilitation report by the government.
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE
Inquiry into Head Injury Rehabilitation (July 2001).
NATIONAL SERVICE FRAMEWORKS FOR LONG TERM CONDITIONS
"The NSF will have a particular focus on the needs of people with neurological disease and brain and spinal injury.....The NSF will overcome the lottery in care and ensure health and social services work together in all parts of the country to provide the right level of care and treatment for people with long term health conditions." Alan Milburn, Secretary of State, 28 February 2001.
Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
ICAS was commissioned by the Department of Health to give people support if they have a complaint regarding their National Health Service treatment. It is run by SEAP, (South of England Advocacy Projects) an independent charity whose services are free of charge.
CHILD BRAIN INURY TRUST (CBIT)
Is a national charity for the support of brain injured children and their families. Includes details of local CBIT groups.
BRAIN INJURY SOCIAL WORK GROUP (BISWG)
A special interest group of the British Association of Social Workers.
Headway - Tunbridge Wells
The local headway group for Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area.
CAB Benifits Advice
Basic advice on disability benefits from the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Expert Patients Programme
The Expert Patients Programme is a self-management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives.
NHS 'patient-led' Consultation Document
One of the best ways to give patients more say is to empower the health professionals closest to them - GPs and other community clinicians - and this means changes to NHS management. A number of options for this have been developed locally and this consultation seeks your views on them.
West Sussex Acquired Brain Injury Network
All about ABI
If you have had a brain injury and want to know more about what to expect now, this site seeks to provide you with lots of useful information.
The Information Access Toolkit
Produced by the Brain and Spine Foundation in association with the Neurological Alliance and LMCA, this was launched at the Spinal Injury Association Centre on Thursday 15 March 2007, as part of Brain Awareness Week. The web-based Toolkit is the outcome of a project which aimed to support health and social care professionals to meet the information needs of people affected by neurological conditions.
Health Professions Council
The Health Professions Council (HPC) was set up to protect your health and wellbeing. To do this, they keep a register of health professionals who meet HPC standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. There are currently 13 health professions that they regulate. Each of these professions has a ‘protected title’ and anyone who uses one of these titles must register with them.
Eastern Region ABI Form (ERABIF)
Our sister organisation covering Eastern England. A non-profit organisation promoting understanding and providing information for ABI sufferers in Eastern England.
Northern ABI Forum (NABIF)
Our sister organisation covering Northern England. A non-profit organisation promoting understanding and providing information for ABI sufferers in Northern England
Scottish Head Injury Forum (SHIF)
SHIF is a national umbrella organisation within Scotland that represents the interests of survivors of brain injuries, their families and those who work with them.
SABIN
Our sister organisation covering Surrey. A non-profit organisation promoting understanding and providing information for ABI sufferers in Surrey.
Lash & Associates
Lash & Associates Publishing/Training Inc. publish practical, informative, and affordable materials on traumatic brain injury in children, youths, adults and veterans. Their audience includes families, persons with brain injuries, health care professionals, rehabilitation specialists, educators and community staff.
The Brain Injury Association of America
The European Brain Injury Society (EBIS)
The Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation (SCR)
The International Brain Injury Society