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Acquired Brain Injury services

Brain Injury Identity Card

The Headway Brain Injury Identity Card is designed to help police officers and staff more easily identify brain injury survivors and ensure that they receive an appropriate response and support. Read more

Published: 30th January, 2018

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

Brain Tumour Support

Support brain tumour patients, families, carers and loved ones who are dealing day to day with the impact of a brain tumour diagnosis individualised and specialist information, guidance and emotional support, at any point from diagnosis and for as long as it is needed Read more

Published: 27th July, 2017

Updated: 8th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Cancer services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

Cerebra: Accessing Public Services Toolkit

A toolkit for parents and carers of children with brain conditions to help resolve conflicts with statutory agencies Read more

Published: 18th September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Stroke services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
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Child Brain Injury Trust

The Child Brain Injury Trust supports children, young people, their families and professionals with acquired brain injury Read more

Published: 12th July, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • brain injury
  • Physical Disability services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

CLIC Sargent

CLIC Sargent helps families limit the damage for children and young people with cancer Read more

Published: 27th July, 2017

Updated: 1st August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • youth
  • young person
  • child
  • Brain tumours services
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Council tax discount for many living with someone who has a diagnosis of dementia or severe mental impairment

Significant discount for carers living with someone who has a diagnosis of dementia. Read more

Published: 1st November, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • learning disability
  • dementia
  • Learning Disability services
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  • Acquired Brain Injury services

Detecting brain injury faster

Southampton University are looking for healthy volunteers to take part in a study at the Southampton General Hospital, to detect high pressure in the skull as quickly and easily as taking blood pressure. The volunteers will be asked to wear a headphone-like device to measure the pressure on their brain. Read more

Published: 21st September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • Research studies

Headway Southampton

Day and support services for people with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers. Read more

Published: 12th July, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • Physical Disability
  • Stroke services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • Parkinson's services
  • Multiple Sclerosis services

Headway Southampton Brain Injury Support Group

Hosted by Headway Read more

Published: 13th July, 2017

Updated: 16th January, 2018

Author: Ashley Raynor

Location: 120 Commercial Road, Totton,, Southampton, SO40 3AD

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  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

Healthtalk

A website patient information sharing resource Read more

Published: 8th August, 2017

Updated: 9th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • illness
  • experience
  • health
  • Other Mental Health conditions services
  • Eating disorders (anorexia/bulimia) services
  • Huntington's disease services
  • Diabetes services
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  • Arthritis services
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  • Brain tumours services
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  • Muscular dystrophy services
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  • Bipolar disorder services
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  • Schizophrenia services
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I CAN Help Enquiry Service

I CAN is the children’s communication charity giving advie on difficulties with speaking or understanding. Read more

Published: 26th July, 2017

Updated: 29th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • communication
  • language
  • education
  • young person
  • speech
  • child
  • ICAN
  • Anxiety and stress disorders services
  • Learning Disability services
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • ADHD services

Incontinence Living

Help and support for those coping with incontinence Read more

Published: 31st July, 2017

Updated: 9th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • incontinence
  • Learning Disability services
  • Dementia services
  • Muscular dystrophy services
  • Physical Disability services
  • Crohn's disease services
  • Stroke services
  • Spinal injuries services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • Older people services
  • Multiple Sclerosis services

The Brain Tumour Charity

The UK's largest dedicated brain tumour charity, committed to fighting brain tumours on all fronts and providing support and information for anyone affected by a brain tumour Read more

Published: 27th July, 2017

Updated: 9th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

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  • headsmart
  • Brain tumours services
  • Cancer services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

The Child Brain Injury Trust

Supports children, young people, their families and professionals and helps them come to terms with what has happened and how to deal with the uncertainty that the future may hold if you are either affected by childhood acquired brain injury directly or because you know someone who is following an Acquired Brain Injury Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

The Disabilities Trust Brain Injury Library

A central resource point for people with brain injuries, families, professionals and the media. It contains links for useful information on a wide range of aspects related to brain injury, provided by experts from across the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) and The Disabilities Trust. Read more

Published: 30th January, 2018

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • BIRT
  • brain injury library
  • DT
  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Acquired Brain Injury services

Wayne Howard Trust

Advice and support to acquired brain injured patients and their relatives in Southampton Read more

Published: 12th July, 2017

Updated: 28th September, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • brain injury
  • Physical Disability services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • Parkinson's services

Work clubs and IT clubs

Locations of work clubs and IT clubs currently operating in Southampton Read more

Published: 31st July, 2017

Updated: 9th August, 2017

Author: Pip Armitage

Related topics:
  • laptop
  • computer
  • training
  • IT
  • Online support services
  • Acquired Brain Injury services
  • Education opportunities services
  • Equipment and assistance device services
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