The North West ABI Forum was established in February 2009 and has continued to meet on a regular basis. The group covers a large geographical area which includes Preston, Manchester and Liverpool as well as the surrounding rural areas.
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Brain Injury News
28th Jun 10
UKABIF Awards for Innovation in Acquired Brain Injury
One of the aims of the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum is to promote the use of good practice in our field. To acknowledge the work which is being done in the sector and to reward those who excel in their practice this year UKABIF will be making a series of awards for innovation. The categories are as follows:
- Innovation by a clinician in the field of ABI
- Innovation by a care provider in the field of ABI
- Innovation by a social care worker in the field of ABI
- Innovation by a voluntary sector provider or registered charity in the field of ABI
- Innovation by a law firm in the field of ABI
18th Jun 10
Policy News
UKABIF are keen to make members aware of the latest policy developments and get involved in consultations which relate to acquired brain injury. We would also like to really represent you and the people you treat or care for. It is a hard slog to read all those papers and work out how to talk to the Government and Department of Health departments so that they “get it”. But at UKABIF we have someone to do just that - at the moment that person is Amanda Swain and she’s all yours.....
Please do get in touch if you have any feedback after reading this article. Look forward to hearing from you! In this item we focus on our involvement with the Neurological Alliance National Policy Group.
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7th Jun 10
Brain Training Games help those with Brain Injury
Brain injury survivors from local charity, Headway East London recently took part in a research to see how brain training games can help people with memory problems. Games of all sorts have been used as a learning tool since teaching began. Recent advances in the sophistication and usefulness of modern Brain Training games are showing some surprising results in an especially vulnerable group – those with a brain injury.