Clinical Help and Support

Headway – The UK’s leading brain injury charity has been providing specific information and support for those affected by brain injury for the past 30 years. It gives support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields. It has more than 100 groups and branches throughout the UK.  Our Director, Louise Sheffield, is a Trustee of the local Headway Group, Headway Preston and Chorley.

 

 

The Children’s Brain Injury Trust – Provide information, support and training to anyone affected by childhood brain injury. Active Case Management closely follows the work of the Criminal Justice and Acquired Brain Injury Interest Group which is hosted by the Child Brain Injury Trust.

 

 

 

The Brain and Spine Foundation – Works to provide information, improve understanding and reduce anxiety.

 

 

 

 

 

The Stroke Association – The only UK wide charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.

 

 

 

Professional Bodies

The British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers – BABICM is a professional association which was established in 1996 to promote the development of Case Management in the field of Acquired Brain Injury.

 

The United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum – UKABIF is a membership organisation and charity which aims to promote the understanding of all aspects of acquired brain injury.

 

 

 

 

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists – RCOT sets the professional standards for occupational therapy in the UK.