Policy
One of UKABIF's primary aims is to improve services for people with ABI in the UK. We aim to inform policy makers about ABI and the requirements in terms of care provision.
Please see the following site for further details:
Health and Social Care Bill
The Health and Social Care Bill proposes to create an independent NHS Board, promote patient choice, and to reduce NHS administration costs.
Key areas
- establishes an independent NHS Board to allocate resources and provide commissioning guidance
- increases GPs’ powers to commission services on behalf of their patients
- strengthens the role of the Care Quality Commission
- develops Monitor, the body that currently regulates NHS foundation trusts, into an economic regulator to oversee aspects of access and competition in the NHS
- cuts the number of health bodies to help meet the Government's commitment to cut NHS administration costs by a third, including abolishing Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.
UKABIF have provided feedback to the proposed changes to the Bill through the Neurological Alliance, National Voices and the Future Forum. UKABIF has also made a direct response to the proposed changes to the Bill.
Our key issues are that:
1. Neurology should be represented on each clinical senate
2. Neurological pathways should be funded and embedded throughout the NHS
You can view UKABIF's full response by clicking here .
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/healthandsocialcare.html
IBIA published articles list
The International Brain Injury Association produce a list of recently published articles which can be accessed by following this link.
