A Chance for Life Ltd helps adults and children recover skills lost as a result of acquired brain injury and other disabling conditions. 

Location

The head office is in Penrith, the organisation is currently the only provider of brain injury case management services based in Cumbria.

Registration

Registered by the Care Quality Commission to provide rehabilitation support to clients in their own homes

Services

Operating throughout Southern Scotland and the North of England, A Chance for Life Ltd uses its expertise and professionalism to deal with challenging and complex cases, such as individuals needing long-term or substantial care because of disability, chronic illness or following hospital treatment.

A Chance for Life Ltd core values are:

• Friendly and approachable, honest and open

• To utilise their wide range of expertise for all their clients

• To find practical solutions thus giving value for money

• To be respectful and uphold dignity at all times.

As the largest provider of drug and alcohol support services in Scotland, Addaction provides support to people with addiction issues, their families, friends and communities. 

A wide range of specialist help is available throughout Scotland in the following areas: Aberdeen, Dundee, Fife, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire. While each one has its own distinct identity, they take a very Scottish approach to dealing with the problems faced by communities.

Addaction believe that recovery from dependence on drugs or alcohol is possible. Efforts are directed towards assisting and enabling people to become free of their dependence and to lead productive, fulfilled lives.

All our services are provided by highly experienced registered health care professionals with additional knowledge, skills and training related to the work they undertake.

Our case managers are registered with BABICM and are supported by a clinical supervisor.

Expert Witness Services

• Care needs reports

• Occupational therapy reports

• Joint housing needs reports

• Causation reports

• Manual handling reports

• Loss of services reports

• Clinically led ‘Day in the Life of’ videos

Clinical Services

• Complex care case management

• Manual handling risk assessment and advice

• Occupational therapy services

Paediatric Services

• Children and families Case Management

• Paediatric Occupational Therapy

• Paediatric Care Needs Reports

• Transition from children services to adult services

Graham Anderson House, run by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, provides rehabilitation, assessment and treatment following a brain injury. It has a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team which provides 24-hour nursing care. They work with service users and follow the neurobehavioural approach to enable people to maximise participation in meaningful social lives.

The Brain Tumour Charity is the UK's largest dedicated brain tumour charity. 

It is at the forefront of the fight to defeat brain tumours, making a difference every day to lives of people with a brain tumour and their families. 

• They fund pioneering research to find new treatments, improve understanding, increase survival rates and bring us closer to a cure. 

• Raise awareness of the symptoms and effects of brain tumours, to reduce diagnosis times and make a difference every day to the lives of people with a brain tumour and their families. 

• Provide support and high quality information for anyone affected to improve quality of life. 

• Highlight and respond to consultations on areas of policy that directly or indirectly impact the brain tumour community, such as equal access to the best treatment and care; and making sure every patient is able to contribute to research and clinical trials.

The Brain and Spine Foundation provides support and information to people affected by brain and spine conditions, in order to reduce anxiety and help inform their choices. 

The Brain & Spine Foundation exists to provide information and to be there during diagnosis, treatments and in the longer term, to answer questions and provide support throughout a patient's journey. They are the only UK wide charity providing support on the full range of neurological conditions. Neurological conditions and associated treatments are often complex, raising many questions for the people affected and their families. 

The Helpline is a free service staffed by neuroscience nurses. The nurses can answer questions about all neurological conditions, from the fairly common to the very rare, and can offer information and support on any medical or related social and emotional issues of concern. The nurses can answer queries by telephone, letter or email as well as providing an opportunity for people to share their experiences and ask questions on the discussion forum. 

The Brain and Spine Foundation provides a number of informative booklets and fact sheets on different conditions, procedures and symptoms. Accredited by the Department of Health's Information Standard, the publications are freely available online, by post and through partner organisations.

The British Red Cross provides a range of services throughout East, Northern and West Scotland: 

• Transport Support for medical appointments and essential daily needs and offer a trained volunteer escort, if required

• Short-term loans of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, crutches, walking sticks and frames

• Support at home is available after short stays in hospital.

With over 30 years of experience, Bush & Company has built a UK wide network of expert witnesses and case managers, who can provide the complete range of assessment, rehabilitation and support services for almost any type of injury or disability. 

Bush & Company has specialists in a wide range of disability fields including acquired brain injury, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, tetraplegia, complex orthopaedic injury and amputation for adults and paediatrics. 

Services include: 

• Immediate Needs Assessments 

• Case Management Services for short or long term needs

• Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

• Behaviour Assessment & Management Services 

• Expert Witness Quantum & Liability Reports. 

All consultants have a minimum of seven years’ experience, relevant qualifications and a proven clinical background in the area of their specialism.

The UK’s first brain injury rehabilitation programme combining traditional interdisciplinary   clinical therapies with physical activity in the outdoors.

Calvert Reconnections provides a residential neuro-rehabilitation center for people with   post-acute, acquired brain injury, combining traditional clinical therapies with rehabilitation through the specialist use of outdoor activities.

Specialising in Acquired Brain Injury rehabilitation, their residential programme focuses on   an individual’s interests and builds a programme of activities and therapy into an engaging and interactive rehab schedule. Activities such as canoeing, climbing, cycling, work placements, independent skills and cooking can all be woven into a participants programme whist staying in the Lake District.

They provide unique individualised rehabilitation opportunities utilising the outdoors to maximise recovery, enabling each person to reach their potential while having a different rehabilitation experience.

Who   is the service for?

• Individuals with an acquired brain injury

• Desire to engage in an outdoor activity focused rehabilitation programme

• Medically stable

• 17 years +

• Consent to brain injury rehabilitation at a residential service

• Funding for a residential placement has been considered

• Onward plans in place prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation programme.

Experts in rehabilitation and quantification. 

Services offered: 

• Case management and rehabilitation 

• Treatment and rehabilitation 

• Services Expert medico-legal reports. 

Established in 1988, CMS is an independent case management provider. They specialise in case management and community-based rehabilitation. They also provide treatment including psychology (clinical psychology and neuropsychology), physiotherapy and occupational therapy, as well as offering a variety of expert medico-legal reports related to traumatic injury. They have an in-house multi-disciplinary team working throughout the UK who aim to provide individually tailored programmes working with all those affected by catastrophic injury, to rebuild and create new opportunities.

Caudwell Children transforms the lives of disabled children across the UK acting as a safety net for families who are unable to gain the help they need. 

Caudwell Children aims to: 

• Change the futures of all disabled children providing access to the services, equipment, therapies and treatments they need 

• Increase awareness and understanding of the needs of disabled children across the UK

• Enable disabled children to lead an active and independent life reaching their full potential. 

Caudwell Children provide family support services, equipment, treatment and therapies for disabled children and their families across the UK. They also run the Enable Sport programme for talented disabled athletes and the Destination Dreams holiday for children fighting life-threatening conditions.

Cerebral Palsy Scotland is a Scottish charity devoted to improving the quality of life for children and adults with cerebral palsy. They achieve this through providing specialist therapy at their Glasgow based therapy centre, supporting both the individual and their family/carers in a relaxed, non-clinical and fun environment. 

Cerebral Palsy Scotland's approach enhances an individual's mobility, communication and independent living skills and thus their everyday quality of life.

Change Mental Health is a national mental health charity, delivering non-clinical, person-centred support to communities across Scotland. Key locations of delivery for are Edinburgh, Fife, Tayside, Dumfries and Galloway, and the Highlands.

Change provide transformational support for people ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need, when they need it, and in a way which works best for them. They seek to change society by changing attitudes, fighting stigma and influencing government to ensure a better quality of life for those affected by mental illness.

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland can offer you help and support as you come to terms with, and live with your stroke. CHSS provide the following services and support: 

• Talk, in confidence, to one of the advice line nurses

• Community support through community stroke services, stroke nurses and young stroke support workers

• Information and support to help you live with your stroke: providing specific information about what you can do to help look after yourself as well as practical information and coping mechanisms 

• Information on how to make healthy changes and reduce your risk of another stroke Information on what financial support is available for you: including CHSS Personal Support Grants

• Information about other support in your community. 

The CHSS Advice Line is staffed by five specialist nurses from 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday. They provide a supportive listening ear, details of local support services, and confidential information and advice about all aspects of living with chest, heart and stroke conditions. The helpline's partnership accredited service is available to patients and relatives, carers, and health and social care professionals across Scotland. As well as calling the Advice Line, you can also contact them by text message (Text NURSE to 66777 - standard rates apply). All advice is based on Scottish and UK clinical guidelines.

The Child Brain Injury Trust is the charity that supports children and young people with an acquired brain injury, their families and the professionals who work with them. The charity helps them come to terms with what has happened and how to deal with the uncertainty that the future may hold. 

The Child Brain Injury Trust provides easy to understand materials on the issues faced by children with acquired brain injury, training days, e-learning sessions for parents and professionals and free days out for the whole family.

Combat Stress provides free specialist evidence based clinical treatment and support to former servicemen and women with mental health conditions. 

We treat conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety at our treatment centres and also through our network of community teams.

Complex Injury Network Scotland has been set up by Anne Cossar & Associates, Case Management Services Ltd and Digby Brown Solicitors due to their common interest in working with those affected by complex injury. As individual professionals each organisation provides support in different ways to promote good outcomes in rehabilitation and care, whilst often encountering similar challenges. 

The aim in establishing the Complex Injury Network Scotland is to build a platform where professionals can come together for networking, information sharing, education and training, and to collaborate in promoting best practice to bring about positive change in the field of complex injury.

Different Strokes provides information, advice and support to working age and younger stroke survivors throughout the UK. 

They have a practical, easy to use information pack, including information on work after a stroke. 

Different Strokes also has access to a network of exercise and support groups for stroke survivors, their families and friends. Many groups provide exercise or other forms of rehabilitation support for stroke survivors to improve their function, return to work, or integrate into the community and so build their lives. Please make contact to find out if there is a group near you.

Digby Brown is Scotland's largest personal injury practice. From our seven offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Inverness, Aberdeen and Ayr, we cover the length and breadth of the country. Our expertise in personal injury law, particularly in the fields of serious head and spinal injury is widely acknowledged. Digby Brown is ranked Band 1 for Personal Injury in Scotland by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and Legal 500. 

In cases of traumatic brain injury a specialist solicitor is vital. Seeking rightful and fair compensation after the accident is just one aspect of the package of measures which needs to be considered and implemented to try and ensure that the process of rehabilitation and adjustment can start.

We can immediately provide advice and support on statutory benefits and how to access local authority social services through our in-house welfare rights service. We can make a real difference by arranging private rehabilitation, by assessing housing needs and, most importantly, implementation of care and case management regimes where required.

Disability Information Scotland helps to guide people through the maze of disability information. They offer information and signposting via: 

• A national telephone helpline

• Text and email services

• Website

• An online Scottish Disability Directory

• A range of information guides and other resources.

They also provide training to organisations to enable them to improve their knowledge and understanding of Accessible Information.

Disability Information Scotland works with disabled people, their families, friends, carers and people who work in the sector.

Disability Snowsport UK is a people-centred organisation with a unique sense of purpose: that anyone regardless of their disability can take part in and enjoy the thrill of snowsports. 

They have applied exceptional know-how and adaptability for over 30 years to enable those with a disability to experience the joy of skiing alongside the able-bodied. 

Disability Snowsport UK provide exciting and life enhancing activities for individuals or groups who require adaptive equipment and/or special instruction and support. 

Lessons are available at Hillend dry ski slope, Edinburgh and at Snowfactor indoor slope in Glasgow.

Dyspraxia Scotland is a support and advisory charity set up to provide direct one-to-one learning support in all five tiers of education and employment. 

The charity can assist with diagnosis or, if you child has already been diagnosed, you can get in touch with Dyspraxia Scotland. The charity can arrange to assess your child’s need’s by visiting them in school and at home, where they will discuss their needs with you.

Dyspraxia Scotland educates employers, schools, colleges and universities. The charity are able to assist you as you work or they can put support in place using people with whom you work.

The Encephalitis Society is a registered charity and the only resource of its kind in the world providing support and information to people affected by encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain), their families and professionals involved in their care across the globe. The charity has a support line (telephone, email, skype), organise meetings and events and provide opportunities for people with similar experience to make contact. 

The Society works in conjunction with academic and clinical partners to promote and conduct high quality research into encephalitis and its consequences and promote high standards for patient diagnosis, management and care. They also organise the only annual Encephalitis Conference in the world. 

Every year on 22nd February, they celebrate World Encephalitis Day which aims to raise awareness of this devastating condition and their services.

Epilepsy Scotland provides support and information to the 55,000 people affected by epilepsy in Scotland via:

• a Helpline and Information service offering a freephone confidential nationwide helpline on 0808 800 2200, offering information, guidance and emotional support to anyone affected by epilepsy.

• a wide range of free information leaflets on epilepsy, staying safe, treatment and other aspects of living with epilepsy.

• a Check-in service offering a free weekly phonecall to check in on a person for 10 weeks aimed at anyone currently struggling with epilepsy and their mental health

• a Wellbeing service providing one to one support, professional counselling, as well as relaxation classes and a support group to adults struggling with their epilepsy

• a Welfare Rights service offering advice and help with benefits applications including representation at tribunal to anyone affected by epilepsy

• a Youth service covering Edinburgh and Glasgow (in person) and online group (across Scotland) which offers individual and group support, as well as supervised social activities for children and young people affected by epilepsy

• a wide range of paid for training courses delivered by professional trainers, which includes the administration of emergency medication. These courses are aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about epilepsy, including care staff, employers, as well as individuals, families and carers affected by epilepsy

• informal short awareness talks to groups.

• informal free epilepsy chat sessions to organisations raising awareness about the charity's services and epilepsy.

Euan's Guide makes it easier for disabled people to find great places to go. Euansguide.com is the disabled access review website where disabled people, their family, friends and carers can find and share reviews on the accessibility of places around the UK and beyond. It's an invaluable tool for everything from planning somewhere to take the kids at the weekend to picking a last minute place for lunch. 

We all want to get out there and enjoy life, and having good quality disabled access information inspires confidence and removes fear of the unknown. With good accessibility information being so hard to find, one review is often enough to encourage others to visit. Reviews are also sent to venue owners and this can be a positive and powerful opportunity for education and change. 

The charity was founded in 2013 by Euan MacDonald MBE, a powerchair user and his sister Kiki after Euan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and a lack of disabled access made everyday experiences stressful. By breaking down the barriers of exclusion with the help of other people in the same situation, Euan's Guide hopes to make the world more accessible one review at a time.

First Aid Products Ltd supply a wide range of Medical Disposables across Scotland including First Aid, Protective Personal Care Equipment (PPE), Gloves, Wipes Aprons etc. They supply these to the NHS, Local Authority, Nursing Homes, Healthcare Facilities, Housing Associations Business and Commerce and the Private Individuals but not exclusively and if individuals wish to purchase directly, they are happy to discuss your needs. 

The company were very happy to assist the NHS and Local Authorities through the Covid Pandemic supplying PPE products with office and warehouse staff working continuously through this challenging period.

They are constantly growing the capital and mobility products partnering with many of the leading world- wide manufacturers such as; Sunrise Medical- Powered and manual mobility products, Scooters, Powerchairs. Permobil- Mobility Wheelchairs. Quantum—Powered Products. Tomcat Trikes - Children and Adult Trikes. AAT- Stairclimbers and Postural Products. Invacare- Homecare and Assistive Living Products including Tracking Hoists, Invacare and Etac. Wilcare- Seating. Aidapt- Assistive Living Products. Careflex - Specialist Seating. Disposable Products.

get2gether is a member-driven charity, working to reduce social isolation and increase the resilience, emotional wellbeing and self-determination of adults with disabilities. These objectives are met through the delivery of in-person community and online events, courses, employment and volunteering opportunities.

Examples of our activities, most of them led or co-facilitated by our members, include:

• Party nights: Big Nights Out, Date Nights, Karaoke Discos

• Wellbeing sessions including Mindfulness, Seated Excerice and Laughter Yoga

• Creative events such as themed Quizzes, Murder Mystery, Comedy workshops, Drawing classes, online Bingo

• Skills- building workshops: troubleshooting digital issues, social media etiquette, DJ masterclasses, skillshares

• Courses and workshops focusing on Building Healthy Relationships

Membership is free and open to adults with disabilities and learning difficulties.

Our membership is growing steadily and is currently over 1000 people, most of whom live in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Currently, we employ three Ambassadors, five DJs and a variety of sessional workers, all people with lived experience of disabilities.

The Head Injury Research Group is led by Professor Tom McMillan with main research focus the better understanding of the heterogeneity of outcome after head injury, and the development of effective interventions. Their work spans the range from very mild to extremely severe head injury, and from specific impairments to general outcome in terms of recovery, disability and death, with interest in biological markers and genetic factors that may have implications for the late outcome.

Headway UK is a national charity that works to improve life after brain injury. Through its network of more than 130 groups and branches across the UK, the charity provides support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields. Brain injury can challenge every aspect of your life; walking, talking, thinking and feeling and the losses can be severe and permanent. It can mean losing both the life you once lived and the person you once were. At Headway, people use insight and care to help survivors regain some quality of life through a wide range of services, including rehabilitation programmes, carer support, social re-integration, community outreach and respite care. 

On a national level, Headway UK provides an Emergency Fund service, and a confidential nurse-led helpline service that is available to anyone with a question about brain injury – from survivors and carers to students and professionals. They also produce a range of publications containing information about all aspects of brain injury, lobby for better support and resources to be made available to people with brain injuries and work to raise awareness of brain injury and the devastating effects it can have.

I Am Me Scotland work in partnership with Police Scotland to raise awareness of and tackle disability hate crime. They have two key initiatives; the award winning Keep Safe initiative and #MakeaDifferenceScotland. 

Keep Safe is a national network of safe places that anyone can use to seek assistance if they feel lost, scared or vulnerable while out in the community. Premises will receive free training and must have two members of staff present at all times. There are currently over 800 Keep Safe places across Scotland, which can be found on the Keep Safe Scotland app or I Am Me Scotland website. 

#MakeaDifferenceScotland is our primary school education program that focuses on early intervention and prevention. It involves bespoke lesson plans from nursery to primary 7 that prompt discussion with pupils around disabilities, bullying, hate crime and mental health.

The ILF Scotland 2015 Fund is designed to support individuals who have complex disabilities to live independently. The funding makes a positive difference to the lives of recipients. 

The new ILF Scotland Transition Fund provides money, for up to one year, to support young people living with disabilities (as defined in the Equality Act 2010) to improve their lives. This includes autism, learning difficulty, physical disability, mental health (e.g. anxiety or depression) or hearing or visual impairments. 

The purpose of the Fund is to help young people, between the ages of 16 and 25 living with disabilities, with the transition after leaving school or children’s services to be more independent and to continue spending time with other people.

JSP Ltd provide a specialist assessment and case management service to those who have experienced brain injury, spinal injury, catastrophic or other complex conditions due to an accident or injury.  We work very closely with individuals and their families to develop a tailored package of care and ensure access to all necessary therapies.  Some people require 24 hour care, others occasional contact, we can effectively meet a range of needs and where possible, always strive to not just meet, but exceed the needs of the client.

Jordans Opticians is a multi sensory optical practice. In addition to standard eye examinations, Jordans work with visual processing problems such as timing and integration problems, synesthesia, reading difficulties, prosopagnosia, metamorphopsia, sensory integration problems, autism and non-standard difficulties. 

The service uses stimulus control and tuning.

The Marbrook Centre is a bespoke Neuro Rehabilitation Centre on the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire boarders (PE198EP), which opened in May 2016. 

With our own clinical MDT, (including Neuro Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Clinical Neuro Psychology and Addenbrookes consultant cover), we offer fast and slow stream outcome focused rehab packages for those living post a life changing incident such as ABI, Spinal Cord Injury or Stroke and long term neurological conditions such as MND. 

We also have a specialist a-typical dementia service within its own area of the Centre (using Stirling University dementia friendly design best practice) which cares for those living with Early Onset Dementia or those who have challenged other less specialist services and conditions such as Korsakoff Syndrome.

Meningitis Now provide information, free resources and support for those affected by meningitis and possibly left with an acquired brain injury as a result. 

Meningitis Now provides the following services:

• Direct Support via Support Officers 

• Family support days 

• Counselling 

• Complementary Therapies 

• Creative Therapies.

Meningitis Now is a national charity which has a vision of:

A future where no one in the UK loses their life to meningitis and everyone affected gets the support they need to rebuild their lives. 

The charity has a Scottish Community Support Officer who can provide local support, through home visits, phonecalls, emails and social media. Families can also get support through facebook support groups, family days and Forever days (for bereaved adults). 

There is a programme for 14-25 year olds called Believe and Achieve, where young people can identify their needs and achieve their goals- This includes events and activities weekends. Peer mentoring and Business mentoring. This can be for the person affected by meningitis or other family members. 

The Charity has a Rebuilding Futures Fund that people can apply to, for funding up to £1000. For more information visit www.meningitisnow.org/how-we-help/ways-we-can-help-you/about-our-services/financial-support

Mind Right offer a full range of psychological treatment services, from their networks of counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, and psychiatrists. They have extensive nationwide networks of clinicians all of whom have significant trauma experience and have gone through Mind Right’s rigorous recruitment and training processes.

They ensure that clear specifical function treatment goals are set from the beginning of a course of treatment to enable the rehab client to return to the pre-accident mental health at the earliest opportunity. All reports that come through their various services go through our Quality Assurance process to ensure they are clinically sound and fit for purpose within the remit of the litigation.

Mind Right also offer clear pricing so that all parties involved know the exact costs of a course of treatment before it has commenced.

Momentum Scotland offers rehabilitation and training services, empowering people to gain the skills and confidence that they need to live independently and to fulfil their employment goals. 

Momentum's services help a wide range of people, including those with a brain injury, spinal injury, mental health difficulty, physical or learning disability, in the areas of employment and training, job retention and community rehabilitation.

Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre provides rehabilitation, treatment, care and support for adults (18+ years) and adolescents (16-18 years) with a brain injury or other complex neurological conditions. 

There are two facilities within the grounds: 

• Murdostouns Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre - offers intense rehabilitation for adults in the post-acute phase following a brain injury through to transitional step-down independent supported living. 

• Murdostouns Neurological Care Centre - offers long-term care for adults with complex neurological conditions.

Neural Pathways provide life-changing rehabilitation for people of all ages with complex neurological needs. 

The rehabilitation they provide in Scotland is underpinned by the ability to identify an individuals potential to change at any stage of their rehabilitation journey. Neural Pathways pride themselves on delivering flexible and integrated therapy, building bespoke and sustainable rehabilitation around each individual according to their needs. 

Therapy is provided by an award-winning and specialised team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Clinical Neuropsychologists supported by experienced therapy assistants and backed by a business and administration team. 

Neural Pathways teams are community-based, providing meaningful therapy wherever the person lives. They aim to work seamlessly across boundaries, working alongside the family, carers and he wider rehabilitation team, to ensure each persons goals are realistic and solutions focused.

The neuro physiotherapists at NeuroPhysio Scotland provide a service in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness and the surrounding areas. NeuroPhysio Scotland visit patients in their own homes or arrange visits to specialist clinics. 

NeuroPhysio Scotland treatments can help people who have a neurological condition achieve their personal goals of maximum fitness, function and quality of life: 

• Mobility in walking, climbing stairs and physical transfers 

• Hand and arm movement such as grip strength, dexterity, eating and drinking 

• Balance and co-ordination to prevent falls 

• Stiffness and tightness in muscles 

• Pain control.

Newcross Healthcare brings over 28 years of experience in providing care in people's homes

operating as a fully regulated service.

They specialise in a range of services, including expert live-in care, Complex Clinical care and treatments and support for learning disabilities, mental health, and autism. Their commitment extends to dignified care for individuals dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Additionally, Newcross Healthcare offer personalised support, companionship, and dedicated services for those facing challenges such as brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, as well as children and young people. Count on Newcross Healthcare for compassionate and precise care that consistently upholds the highest standards.

Novo Therapy & Care are expert occupational therapists who can provide immediate needs reports, case management for complex cases and occupational therapy assessment and treatment programmes. Working with architects and equipment suppliers they advise on new build or property alteration projects and assess and purchase large and small equipment on behalf of clients.

Novo Therapy & Care also provide assessments for benefit appeal claims and carry out functional capacity evaluations to assist clients to return to work. They work in partnership with an independent trauma psychologist who provides detailed assessment and intervention alongside our rehabilitation programmes. Novo covers the whole of Scotland and the North of England.

The Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS) is an independent service which provides free, accessible and confidential information, advice and support to patients, their carers and families about NHS healthcare. 

If you want to give feedback or comments, or raise concerns or complaints & about your NHS treatment, PASS can: 

• Help you to understand your rights and responsibilities as a patient 

• Support you if you are going to a meeting 

• Help you write letters and make phone calls 

• Help you access your medical and clinical records 

• Help you find health services and social care 

• Help you access the treatment, care and support you need.

Penumbra is one of Scotlands largest mental health charities; they support around 1000 adults and young people every week. 

With around 400 staff across Scotland, Penumbra work to promote mental health and wellbeing for all, prevent mental ill health for people who are at risk; and to support people with mental health problems. 

Penumbra provide a wide range of services which offer hope and practical steps towards recovery, and they also campaign to increase public knowledge about mental health and to influence national and local government policy.

We know that clear communication - sharing the right information, in the right way, at the right time - helps patients to feel more supported and improves their recovery. However, in busy healthcare environments, medical professionals are often time poor, which can make communication a challenge.

Our products Tailored Talks and MyTailoredTalks are easy and quick to use, for patients and medical professionals, and have been shown to improve communication.

Tailored Talks enables clinicians to share personalised and relevant information with patients, in easy-to-digest slide presentations that can be quickly tailored to meet the patients’ individual needs.

Developed in partnership with stroke clinicians at NHS Lothian and with Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Tailored Talks is now being used to support stroke patients Scotland-wide, to provide neurology information across four neuroscience centres in Scotland and is being piloted within Elderly and Frail care.

MyTailoredTalks is a long-term condition management app, currently being used to support people living with Long COVID. Lack of clarity and communication is reported as the biggest problem for people suffering from Long COVID, so we built an app to provide people with tailored and relevant information.

Pulse Community Healthcare work as a trusted partner with over 200 commissioners, including more than 135 Clinical Commissioning Groups, supporting people with a variety of specialist care and clinical needs. Enabling clients to live the life they want and offering each empowerment and choice is at the heart of everything they do. 

Working in close partnership with clients, their families, friends, carers, commissioners, local organisations and hospital teams, Pulse provide safe and effective healthcare services to people in their own homes and communities. 

Clients with an acquired brain injury may require airway management support depending on the complexity of their condition. Some clients with an acquired brain injury may be mobile and have no clinical interventions but still require social support to access the community and social activities. 

Pulse Community Healthcares local presence means they understand local communities and this has been hugely beneficial for clients. Workers are thoroughly competent in supporting people with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and all associated conditions. They offer help with a variety of needs such as daily living skills, social interaction, confidence building, emotional support and advocacy.

The Reach story begins in 1995, with our founder Heather Batey. 

As a qualified, experienced Occupational Therapist, Heather understood that brain injury rehabilitation worked. That it delivered better outcomes for TBI patients – as long as it was delivered in the right way.

But the limitations of the NHS meant that this treatment was often delivered in a hospital or residential care setting – an environment that isn’t appropriate to helping a patient fully recover their independence. There had to be a more effective way to rehabilitate patients.

There was. Providing rehabilitation and counselling at home. Reach. A way of providing expert clinical treatment in clients’ homes to maximise their rehabilitation potential, and give them back their much-needed independence.

Reach’s story is one of teaching patients how to manage their own recovery. How to push themselves to achieve as much pre-injury function as possible. How to regain their own independence – and retain it.

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is a charity which supports people across Scotland with a broad range of needs to live as independently as possible in their own homes and communities. It provides personalised, community-based support services for those who require support in their lives. Their Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD) service supports people with varying degrees of ARBD to live as independently and inclusively as possible in their own homes and communities.

The Robert Fergusson Unit is a national NHS neurorehabilitation service for patients (18-65yrs) with significant behavioural and/or other neuropsychiatric sequelae following acquired brain injury. 

Referrals can be made to one of medical team (Dr Langrell/Dr Welch/Dr Carson) and a visit to the patient will then be arranged. If, following initial assessment, it is felt that the patient would benefit from a period of assessment and rehabilitation in the unit, then the referring clinician must seek approval from the host Health Board, who will be responsible for funding this.

The Scotland National CP Football Team is made up of players from across Scotland with Cerebral Palsy, Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury. 

Founded in 1995 in partnership with Scottish Disability Sport we have competed in 7-a-side football around the world with the top 16 elite teams. 

Our mission is to inspire, support and enable players with neurological conditions to participate, compete and represent their country to reach their full potential. 

Take a look at our Twitter: @CPfootbalL_SCO and Facebook: @CPFootballSCOTLAND

Established in 2007, the Scottish Acquired Brain Injury Network (SABIN), is an NHS network set up to enable improvements in access to, and quality of, services in Scotland for children and adults with acquired brain injury (ABI). 

SABIN was formed in response to an audit of service provision, which identified specific areas where improvements were required; planning; pathways of care; standards; information for professionals and patients; advocacy; mental health; training and education; development of guidelines; data collection and access to services. 

SABIN is led by a steering group and brings together NHS health care professionals, third sector representatives and service users.

The service offers driving assessments for people who wish to commence, resume or continue driving after illness or injury, as well as advice on vehicle modifications to enable safe driving or passenger travel for those with a disability. Assessment is free under the NHS and is available to everyone in Scotland.

SHIF is a national umbrella organisation representing the interests of survivors of brain injuries, their families, and those who work with them. 

Through the organisation of three annual open forum meetings SHIF works to increase knowledge of the effects of acquired brain injury amongst service users and their families, healthcare and social work service providers and policy makers. 

Membership (for cost please go to website) is open to people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), their families and carers, and all health and social care professionals or organisations involved in ABI services. 

Membership of SHIF includes free attendance at any or all of the organisation’s open forum events, which provide excellent opportunities for education, networking and sharing experience.

SNG is the most wonderful thing that has happened to our family, our relative is very well looked after. 

Scottish Nursing Guild (SNG), provide a specialist community service which offers nursing and care support for clients at home and in the community - where there are gaps in their current care provision or in setting up new community care packages. Theywork closely with NHS health boards, local authorities, case managers, solicitors and private clients throughout Scotland. 

Community nurses are ready to step in to support discharge planning to promote early discharge from hospital; help, prevent or reduce hospital admissions enabling the client to remain at home; maintain staffing in established or new packages; deliver rapid response support and ultimately to ensure client safety. 

SNG are available whenever you need us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

With over 20 years experience and a recent Care Inspectorate score of Excellent across all quality themes, you can reply on us when you need someone most.

Self Directed Support Scotland (SDSS) is a national membership organisation which actively promotes Independent Living by supporting, working with and championing the aims of Self Directed Support disabled peoples organisations. 

SDSS develop resources, material and training for their member organisations and regularly deliver presentations which show that the social model is at the heart of self-directed support and independent living. They also work with local authorities, voluntary sector organisations, NHS health boards, universities and colleges to influence and guide the implementation of the Social Model within their own policies and programmes.

Smartbox create technology that enables people with disabilities to communicate and live more independent lives. They believe that everyone has the right to communicate and reach their potential, so their products reflect the unique needs of every individual. 

Their range of communication aids combine, powered by Grid 3, the next generation of software for symbol and text communication, are used all over the world. To achieve this, a team of assistive technology specialists work with partners in over 20 different countries to ensure they are developing truly innovative features that empower people who use our products. 

From learning in new and interactive ways to intuitive and efficient communication for text and symbol users, Smartbox have solutions to support you now and in the future. Find out more and contact us at thinksmartbox.com, your questions are always welcome.

Specialised Orthotic Services (SOS) vision is to provide the best possible innovative special seating systems, and other rehabilitation products, to aid mobility and daily living coupled with a quality service to our clients no matter how complex their disabilities. Many disabled clients will be wheelchair dependent for mobility and practical / functional daily needs so SOS has many years of experience in dealing with this complex area of postural management.

Specialised Orthotic Services (SOS) vision is to provide the best  possible innovative special seating systems, and other rehabilitation  products, to aid mobility and daily living coupled with a quality  service to our clients no matter how complex their disabilities. Many  disabled clients will be wheelchair dependent for mobility and practical  / functional daily needs so SOS has many years of experience in dealing  with this complex area of postural management.

Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) is the national voluntary organisation concerned with new and long-term spinal cord injured people, their relatives and friends, along with those involved in the management, care and rehabilitation of the injury. 

SIS provides peer support in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and attend outreach clinics all over Scotland meeting people who have been discharged from hospital to provide further support. 

SIS also offers: 

• Freephone advice line 

• Legal and welfare advice 

• Small grant scheme 

• Fully accessible accommodation at Clober Farm 

• Quarterly magazine 

• Various activities and events 

• Dedicated healthcare home delivery service provided by Bullen Healthcare 

• Delivery and contribution towards education programmes around spinal injuries. 

For full information, please see our website.

SSAFA is the longest serving national tri-service military charity. For over 130 years, they have provided lifelong support to those who are serving or have ever served in the Armed Forces. Support covers both regulars and reserves in the British Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and their families, including anyone who has completed National Service. They are all entitled to lifelong support from SSAFA, no matter how long they have served. SSAFA works in partnership with other military charities and specialist organisations to ensure that those who turn to SSAFA for help get the support they need. 

Services include: 

• Welfare advice and support 

• Health & Social Care services 

• Support groups 

• Mentoring services 

• Military wives choirs foundation 

• Services for children 

• Housing.

Publications

Our publications provide you with trusted and accessible health information.

Visit stroke.org.uk/our-publications

Online Community

Join our online community and connect with thousands of people on the forum.

Visit: forum.mystrokeguide.com

Stroke Support Groups

Our face-to-face and online support groups are a great place to meet people affected by stroke.

Visit: stroke.org.uk/finding-support/support-groups

Facebook Peer support - Scotland Stroke Connect group for stroke survivors and carers.

Communication Support Pack

Our Communication Support Pack is full of essential accessible information and communication tools to help support people with communication difficulties at home and in the community.

Visit: stroke.org.uk/what-is-aphasia/communication-tools

Weekly volunteer calls – Here For You

A weekly phone conversation with one of our trained volunteers can help you to rebuild your life after stroke.

Visit: stroke.org.uk/finding-support/here-for-you

National Helpline

National Website

Scotland Twitter: @StrokeScotland

Scotland Facebook: Stroke Association - Scotland

Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties, and those close to them by increasing their capacity to communicate effectively about things that matter to them. There innovative, award-winning communication tool is based on extensive research and was designed by Speech and Language Therapists. 

Talking Mats is an interactive resource that uses three sets of picture communication symbols, topics, options and a visual scale and a space on which to display them. This can either be a physical, textured mat, or a digital space, for example a tablet, smart board or computer screen for which they have created one of the best apps for communication disability.

Tania Brown Ltd offers a wide range of specialist community services for those with life-changing, chronic and/or degenerative neurological conditions as well as specialist services for those who have sustained serious or catastrophic injuries such as brain injury (including injury sustained at or around the time of birth) and spinal cord injury. They also provide services for those who have sustained serious multiple orthopaedic injuries including amputation as well as services for people with chronic pain conditions and those suffering from industrial disease particularly those with end of life issues. 

Tania Brown Ltd provides case management, rehabilitation and specialist clinical services for both adults and children. They are also able to provide an expert witness service for the courts along with specific services for independent and statutory sectors including the NHS. 

They offer a nationwide service with their consultant clinicians and case managers located across the country, all of whom are highly trained with considerable expertise to work alongside clients with complex physical, emotional and social needs. 

Tania Brown Ltd adopts a sensitive but proactive approach to the management of all cases by working as a team with both their clients and their families.

Tilney are specialists in providing lifetime financial planning and investment management services to recipients of personal injury awards as a result of head injury.

Towpath Trust is a recognised charity providing support to all organisations that offer services and opportunities to people with disabling and neurological conditions. They are a Scotland wide organisation with bases in both Glasgow and Hamilton. 

Their main objective at Towpath Trust is: 

• To encourage setting up and development of organisations to promote the well being of people enduring long-term conditions, the physical disabilities associated, and also their families and carers. 

They can help these charitable organisations to: 

• Assist with drawing up constitutions 

• Achieve recognition for charities 

• Develop links to organisations with similar objectives. 

They provide a Transport service with driver. Their vehicle has wheelchair access which can be loaned to both individuals and groups alike, who are affected by neurological conditions. Their vehicle is made available to client(s) for day usage and longer periods. They can of course provide their own driver if they so wish.

VIAS stands for Values Into Action Scotland. We promote the rights and equality of people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum. 

Our main areas of work are around providing training and consultancy, campaigning and conducting research into what does and doesnt work in the lives of people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum. 

Employability is our main campaign theme and it is one of the key areas where people experience inequality. 

Current figures show that 86% of people with learning difficulties and individuals on the autistic spectrum and unemployed compared with 8.1% of the general population. We cannot afford to wait for better economic times to start to address this.

Visibility Scotland is a charity working across Scotland, delivering a range of holistic services and support to people living with visual impairment. Visibility Scotland supports children and adults to make their own choices and live their lives fully, confidently and independently. At Visibility Scotland we believe that you dont need sight to have vision! 

There are many ways that Visibility Scotland can help, support or advise you or your family member. If your vision has been affected by stroke or head injury, its Neurosight project might be able to help.

Specialist Vocational Team

• All our vocational consultants have at least 20 years post degree experience, with additional vocational rehabilitation training.

• All have completed additional training to a high level of competency to ensure their practice is relevant and of excellent standard.

• All are members of Vocational Rehabilitation Association UK.

• We have highly skilled HR consultant services to support our vocational consultants.

We provide vocational case management and vocational expert witness services.

This Includes:

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

• Return to work assessments

• Return to work planning and support

• Vocational Case Management

• Reasonable adjustment advice

Reports for court

• Employment Expert Report

• Initial Needs Assessment

• Specialist Assessment

• Functional Capacity Assessment

• Cognitive Assessment

Worksite assessment

• Workplace assessment

• Job demands assessment

• Ergonomic Assessments

Career Redirection

• Vocational Assessment – Alternative options

• TSA Transferable Skills Analysis

• Transition from school to work/college

• Vocational Coaching

Medico legal sector

• Employment Expert Report

• Initial Needs Assessment

• Specialist Assessment

• Functional Capacity Assessment

• Cognitive Assessment

The William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre provides the only residential assessment and treatment centre in Scotland for adults with epilepsy and is an Independent Hospital operated by Quarriers Charity providing services to patients and clinicians across Scotland.