About UKABIF
The United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) is a membership organisation and charity which aims to promote the understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury. The organisation was established in 1998 by a coalition of organisations working in the field of acquired brain injury who wished to improve awareness of ABI through education and information.
UKABIF is run by an executive committee of individuals who are elected by the membership.
The committee for 2011/12 are as follows:
Ava Easton (Vice Chair)
Chief Executive, The Encephalitis Society
Dr Keith Jenkins (Treasurer)
Clinical Psychologist, St Andrews Hospital
Amanda Swain
Independent Consultant
Mike Hope
Case Management Co-ordinator, Optua UK
Russell Hardy
Chair, MS Trust/Chair Hunters Moor/Chair RJAH Orthopaedic and General Hospital
Paul Brown (Secretary), Solicitor, Thompsons
Keith Hawley, Independents Healthcare Governance Adviser
Lisa Turan, CEO, The Child Brain Injury Trust
The committee meets four times a year and is run between meetings by the Executive Director, Chloë Hayward. UKABIF holds an Annual General Meeting in November of each year to which all members are invited.
Read our Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending March 2011.
