Jenny Clarke spoke out about the dire need to improve mental health services for brain injury survivors after her daughter, Emilia, survived two brain hemorrhages. Jenny says: ‘We need to highlight the gaping chasm in care and demand better’
SameYou is delighted to have been awarded £219,859 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.
Emilia Clarke spoke to BBC Sunday Morning’s Sophie Raworth about her two life-threatening brain aneurysms to further highlight the issue.
SameYou are funding a groundbreaking three-year study into the biopsychosocial impact of brain injury with Spaulding Rehabilitation, a world leader in advanced rehabilitation treatment and research and the official teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
SameYou are running a month-long dance campaign to raise awareness for brain injury recovery to culminate on International Dance Day.
Technology can help to empower patients and reduce the pressure on health services. Mike Farrar of Visionable shares eight practical steps on how technology can help with stroke prevention and management.
Following the success of the first NROL (Neuro-Rehabilitation OnLine) program with UCL and UCLH NHS Trust, a second program has been funded and begun with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to help support survivors of stroke and brain injuries, meaning they can access help in their own homes rather than having to attend hospital.
In collaboration with the RCN Foundation, research has been carried out by The London School of Economics and Political Science to explore the economic case for investing in advanced practice nurse training: an innovative nursing role to support the delivery of specialist coordinated neurorehabilitation services for adults following a stroke.
The RCN Foundation has awarded funding to a unique research project that will explore and analyze the diverse experiences and unmet needs of young adults recovering from an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or stroke.
Ghana nursing students selected as winners of the first Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative
As part of the Nightingale Challenge Global Solutions Initiative, and SameYou's challenge to nurses, this new webinar discusses 'Implementing innovation and improving care'.