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11 February 2021 (3 Comments - view/add) Neurodiversity evidence review round-table event » UKABIF were pleased to have been invited to a virtual ‘ Neurodiversity evidence review; round-table event'...
11 February 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NHS, Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all » The Department of Health and Social Care published a White Paper on NHS Reform on 11th February 2021 aimed at i...
31 December 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) Brain Injury Social Worker, Jackie Burt, listed in New Year's Honours » Jackie Burt, the Chair of the Brain Injury Social Work Group has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours for her wor...
08 December 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF participates in All-Party Parliamentary Group Roundtable on COVID-19 » UKABIF participates in All-Party Parliamentary Group Roundtable on COVID-19, Rehabilitation and Neurological Conditions...
25 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Chris Bryant demands a plan for Neurorehabilitation at Westminster Hall Debate » Chris Bryant, MP and Cha...
17 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Driving change for brain injury survivors » The second part of UKABIF's 'Time for Change' Summit took place on Monday 16th November. It was chaired by UKABIF Trustee...
13 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Westminster Hall Debate on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people affected by dementia » Chris Bryant, MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury spoke at yesterday's Westminster...
10 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF drives ‘Time for Change’ campaign at Online Summit » “This is your opportunity to take part in the ‘Time for Change’ campaign which UKABIF continues to drive, follo...
04 November 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF's Time for Change' Summit update » UKABIF's Time for Change' Summit takes place on 9th and 16th November 2020 so there are j...
20 October 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF's 'Time for Change' Summit 9 & 16 November 2020 » Virtual Event with Networking, Interactive Sessions, Keynote Presentations ...
09 October 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) The Mike Barnes Award for Innovation 2020 - countdown to the deadline! » If COVID has contributed anything it has been a surge in innovation in healthcare - we want to hear about your ideas and i...
29 September 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF has second discussion with Minister over Domestic Abuse Issues » On 15th September, UKABIF was pleased to be involved in a discussion with Victoria Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretar...
23 September 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF Awards open for Nominations and Applications » UKABIF is accepting applications and nominations for the UKABIF Awards 2020 which are kindly sponsored by Cygnet Healthcar...
11 September 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Transforming Neuro Rehabilitation and Lived Experiences of Acquired Brain Injury » We are very excited to announce that UKABIF will be hosting an online summit in November. The summit will include eight se...
13 August 2020 From politics to the playground: Putting childhood-acquired brain injury on the timetable » Dr Emily Bennett and Dr Gemma Costello have published an article on childhood acquired brain injury in the Jul...
28 July 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Consultation on a new NHS Rehabilitation Centre » North of England Commissioning Support have started an 8-week public consultation on the...
22 July 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF discuss Screening Needs with Government Minister » Following the recent debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill Chris Bryant, MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary...
13 July 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF Film Award Winner Announced » Sacha Paynter from Bristol has won the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) Film Award f...
08 July 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Chris Bryant suggests screening for brain injury is added to the Domestic Abuse Bill » Chris Bryant, MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury tabled two amendme...
08 July 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF joins others to demand neurological services restart » The United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum are one of twenty organisations in the neurological sector wh...
02 July 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) Brain Injury Meeting with Michael Gove, Minister for the Cabinet Office » On 1st July Chris Bryant, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury and Chloë Ha...
12 June 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Brain Injury & Domestic Abuse: An Invisible Impact » The Disabilities Trust has published a discussion paper to highlight the hidden impact of brain injury for survi...
31 May 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF central figure in Community Rehabilitation Alliance » UKABIF is working with key organisations in the rehabilitation sector to press the government to focus on reha...
26 April 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Traumatic brain injury in the justice system » Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Acquired Brain Injury Group, Professor Huw Williams, has written an article...
14 April 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) The Disabilities Trust provides self help tools for prisoners with ABI during #COVID-19 » The Disabilities Trust has created in-cell self-help tools for prisoners with acquired brain injury (ABI) - in response to...
27 March 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Acquired Brain Injury part of new SEND guidance for teachers » The Department for Education has funded a suite of introductory training videos for Newly Qualified Teachers to provide he...
13 March 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF attends Trauma Care 2020 » Paul Brown, Trustee, and Sharon Carr-Brown, Policy Officer attended the Rehabilitation stream of 'Trauma Care' earlier thi...
05 March 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Education Group Publish Specialist Blog » The National ABI Education and Learning Syndicate (N-ABLES) is a group of clinicians, academics, voluntary sectors organis...
12 February 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Westminster Hall debate 6th February 2020 » The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) began its parliamentary year with a Westminster Ha...
06 February 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) All-party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury AGM » The APPG for ABI held its Annual General Meeting on 5th February 2020. Chris Bryant, MP was unanimously voted...
31 January 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Acquired Brain Injury Parliamentary Debate 1.30 - 3.00pm on Thursday 6th February 2020 » Dear Colleague I am really pleased to let you know that Chris Bryant, MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliame...
28 January 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Recovery prospects of brain injured patients jeopardised by chronic lack of resources » Majority of solicitors say there are a lack of suitably qualified brain injury case managers in the UK The recovery pr...
13 January 2020 £1 million project launch to monitor ex-footballers for early signs of dementia » Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former...
07 January 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UKABIF Film Award Deadline Extended to 1st February » The deadline for the UKABIF Film Award has been extended to 1st February 2020. The award, which...
13 November 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) UKABIF 11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 Driving change in neurorehabilitation » Dr Andrew Bateman, UKABIF Chair and James Piercy, UKABIF Trustee and Science communicator, welcomed over 250 del...
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