Brain & Spinal Injury Handbook- 21/22

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LONG-TERM SUPPORT

Brotherwood case study FORD TOURNEO CONNECT Tracy Penney is an experienced WAV user - having recently taken delivery of her third Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle for son Harry. Tracy took some time to give insight into her process of selecting a new WAV, and why the new Ford Tourneo Connect is the perfect vehicle for Harry. and taking in the surroundings. By choosing the Titanium model we have the panoramic roof – you will usually find Harry starring up watching the clouds go by! The Titanium model also gave us pretty much everything we needed to make the journey comfortable for Harry and as he can require medical interventions whilst we are out, having the privacy glass means we can do this discreetly. The Hook-i-PAWRS restraint system will assist with pulling him into the car and while it may not be used all the time we were looking to future proof our needs should he get bigger and heavier. We were super impressed by the STORQ system which self-tensioned the rear restraints – no more catching knuckles when tightening or worrying you haven’t quite turned them enough!

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his is our 3rd WAV, for my son Harry who has just turned 18. Our previous vehicle which we had had for 7 years had BROTHERWOOD CASE served us well, but our STUDY - FORD TOURNEO needs had changed with CONNECT Harry’s brothers having Having a level floor in the We chose and viewed the car now grown up along with during the COVID pandemic and vehicle was important to us to give Harry getting much bigger. were reassured by the additional Harry a more comfortable ride and Harry had moved into a procedures put in place to ensure larger wheelchair and it was minimise the rocking and tilting you everything was done safely. Both immediately apparent that Hayden and Rachael helped to can get from a wheelchair being we need a vehicle that had a make the process as simple and positioned on an incline generous entry level height straight forward as possible.” ■ so that we didn’t need to keep tilting Harry up and down as we were doing in the old vehicle, at the same time we wanted to downsize to a smaller WAV whilst increasing interior space for the wheelchair. From searching through the different vehicles available on the Motability website we found the Ford Tourneo Connect with a 59-inch entry height, and Brotherwood.” “Having a level floor in the vehicle was important to us to give Harry a more comfortable ride and minimise the Tel: 0808 274 5888 rocking and tilting you can get from a wheelchair being Web: www.brotherwood.com positioned on an incline. Harry loves being out in the car

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A very special thank-you to all our contributors

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pages 138-140

Brain & spinal injury contact information

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pages 136-137

Personal Profiles

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pages 132-135

Managing finances following a brain injury

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page 131

What rehabilitation can help brain injured people live independently?

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pages 128-130

Brain & spinal cord injury: Fighting for what’s right

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page 127

Stress points in catastrophic injury litigation

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pages 124-126

Expert pre settlement - IFA services

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pages 118-119

A rehab-focused approach to damages

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page 122

Why the Serious Injury Team at No5 Barristers’ Chambers prides itself on strength in depth

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pages 120-121

Get 79 leading experts working for you

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page 123

Reject Alternative Dispute Resolution at your peril

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pages 114-115

Can the Court of Protection save my means-tested benefits after I inherit?

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pages 116-117

Release the cash you have tied up in your ongoing cases

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pages 112-113

Home Semen Retrieval: Ferticare 2.0 is back

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pages 108-111

One more step on the road to independence

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pages 106-107

Brotherwood case study - Ford Tourneo Connect

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pages 104-105

How to find the perfect chair?

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pages 98-99

Historical merged with contemporary - Moving accessibly between the centuries

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pages 100-101

The health & wellbeing benefits of a homelift

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pages 102-103

DIETZ Power – A masterpiece of empathy

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pages 94-95

Assistive technology provision: Matching the user with the right technology

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pages 96-97

Why manage posture?

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pages 92-93

Outstanding live-in care for clients with clinical needs

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pages 84-85

Vibrations and shocks during manual wheelchair propulsion

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pages 90-91

Superior Healthcare: The road accident that changed everything

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pages 82-83

National Nuerological Services - A division of the National Care Group

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page 89

Health And Social Care Services - Changing lives, one at a time

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pages 86-87

EnViva complex care

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page 81

Better quality of care for a better quality of life

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page 80

Complete Care Amegreen - Exceptional care for exceptional people

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pages 78-79

Promoting mental health as well as physical wellbeing

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pages 76-77

Jane James and Associates has been medico-legal reporting for over 35 years

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pages 74-75

MSP Case Management

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page 72

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the hidden losses in families

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page 73

Expert rehabilitation case management services

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pages 70-71

Anglia Case Management (ACM

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pages 68-69

Maintaining client care standards - How to plan for a transition during a pandemic

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pages 66-67

“Reflections on a year like no other – Adapting case management during a pandemic”

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pages 64-65

A person-centred approach to rehabilitation

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pages 62-63

Struggling to find trained, rehabilitation assistants who have something special?

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pages 60-61

Be more child-like to remove the barriers

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pages 56-57

BABICM celebrates its 25th anniversary

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pages 54-55

As a specialist case management service, what makes Emma Way Associates different?

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pages 58-59

“I’m so dizzy – My head is spinning”

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pages 48-49

What makes LDCM different

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page 53

Family Focused Interventions - What happens when we bolster family resilience?

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pages 46-47

A unique approach to finding and adapting a home

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pages 44-45

Richardson Care’s unique brain injury care and rehabilitation

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page 43

Getting a grip on making rehab fun

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pages 38-39

Complete Neuro Rehab - Helping you feel like... you

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pages 36-37

Think Therapy 1st - A brain injury case study

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pages 34-35

The Mental Capacity Act, deputyship and empowerment - The impact on occupational engagement

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pages 40-42

Improving rehabilitation outcomes… Is food and nutrition the missing link?

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pages 32-33

How to eat well with swallowing difficulties

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pages 30-31

New brain injury awareness programme to support teachers and school staff

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pages 18-22

Dedicated rehabilitation creating happiness daily

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pages 15-17

The benefits of using hydro/aquatic therapy to treat neurological conditions

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pages 12-14

UKABIF continues to drive change

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pages 10-11

The Spinal Injuries Association leads the way in supporting people with spinal cord injuries

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pages 8-9

How arts therapies can support the mental health of brain injury survivors

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pages 24-25

STEPS has just got even better! New world-leading rehabilitation technology now available

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page 28

Specialist rehabilitation after a brain or spinal injury

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pages 26-27
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