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Welcome to the South West ABI Forum

This group runs meetings in Taunton, Exeter and Plymouth. The meetings are open to everyone and are attended by a mixture of legal, health and social care professionals. Meetings usually have one speaker followed by a discussion with updates from attendees and networking time.

The group is run jointly by Ali Bazley, South West Regional Co-ordinator for Headway, Chloe Hayward, Executive Director of UKABIF, Dr Alyson Norman, UKABIF Vice Chair and Lecturer at the University of Plymouth and Dr Claire Bazen-Peters of Totus Neurorehabilitation.

All enquiries should be sent to info@ukabif.org.uk 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

 

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Becky Isserlis registered for the event South West ABI Forum - Meeting.
Posted 20 April 2026
Ruth Wells registered for the event South West ABI Forum - Meeting.
Posted 09 April 2026
Ruth Wells registered for the event South West ABI Forum - Meeting.
Posted 09 April 2026
Ruth Wells registered for the event South West ABI Forum - Meeting.
Posted 09 April 2026
wrote on the Regional Groups: South West ABI Forum wall: Looking forward to our first meeting of 2026 which takes place on Tuesday 21st April in Plymouth. We will be joined by Kate Tantam RN BSc(Hons)  MRes PGCE BEM, Specialist Sister ICU,, Rehabilitation Team, Critical Care, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust who will be speaking about NCEPOD - A report published by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (2025) called Recovery Beyond Survival. This is a review of the quality of rehabilitation care provided to patients following an admission to an intensive care unit the challenges of recovery post ICU and what is being done to tackle them. Dr Alyson Norman will speak about Anchorpoint Anchor Point: For the Family – Ripples After Brain Injury.” Anchor Point works to raise awareness of the profound and often overlooked impact that brain injury has on families. Dr Norman will discuss the organisation’s work supporting families affected by brain injury and highlight why recognising family experiences is essential to improving care and support systems. Out thanks to Enable Law for hosting. You can fund the full details and a link to register here https://ukabif.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2038212&group=
Posted 09 April 2026
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Upcoming Events
South West ABI Forum - Meeting
01 July 2026
South West ABI Forum - Meeting
21 September 2026
UKABIF Time for Change Summit 2026
09 November 2026

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