PROGRAMME & EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

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1 H D Head injury information Day PROGRAMME & EXHIBITOR INFORMATION Tuesday 13th May 2014 Eden Court - Inverness Proudly supported by:

2 The Head Injury Information Day is organised and run by Digby Brown Solicitors. Digby Brown has worked with people with brain injury for over 30 years. Our Serious Injury team specialises in claims for people who have suffered brain or spinal cord injuries. The experience built up over this time truly allows us to call ourselves experts in our field. We work alongside Headway, both locally and nationally, the Child Brain Injury Trust, Momentum, the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust and the Huntercombe Group. We are also members of the Scottish Head Injury Forum and the Brain Injury Network Group. 2

3 Programme am Event Registration Opens am Welcome Chris Stewart, Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors am Opening Remarks Dave Thompson MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch am Exhibits open am Presentation acquired Brain Injury: hidden symptoms Dr Barbara Chandler, Consultant Rehabilitation, NHS Highland am Presentation The Emotional Roller-Coaster Dr Louise Blackmore, Clinical Neuropsychologist, NHS Highland noon Presentation Rehabilitation Matters - A Legal Perspective Chris Stewart, Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors pm Presentation About Headway Highland Susanne Brown, Headway Highland pm Tea/Coffee Break 3

4 Programme, cont 1.00 pm Presentation nhs Highland, Service Improvement Group, Adults with Brain Injury Nigel Small, Director of Operations, South/Mid Unit, NHS Highland 1.15 pm Presentation Rehabilitation Pathways and Outcomes Dr Louise Reid, Consultant Neuropsychologist, The Huntercombe Group - Murdostoun Castle 1.30 pm Presentation Personal Independence Payment Jacqueline Lange, Welfare Rights Adviser, Digby Brown Solicitors 1.45 pm Presentations end 2.00 pm Event closes Refreshments will be provided throughout the course of the event please do help yourself. 4

5 LIST of exhibitors Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) Graham Anderson House, 1161 Springburn Road, Glasgow G21 1UU Tel: Website: The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) is the UK charity leading brain injury rehabilitation. It offers specialised assessment and rehabilitation services for people suffering a disability as a result of brain injury, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke and other forms of acquired brain injury. 5

6 The Brain Tumour Charity 6 Millerfield Place, Hamilton ML3 7EP Tel: scotland@thebraintumourcharity.org Website: Wide range of information and support services for all people affected by Brain tumours in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Carrgomm 5 Charles Street, Inverness IV2 3AQ Tel: info@carrgomm.org Website: In the Highlands we provide respite support to children and adults, we also provide home care support. 6

7 Case Management Services Ltd 350a Lanark Road West, Currie, Edinburgh EH14 5RR Tel: Website: Established in 1988, our team includes case managers, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, nurses and rehab assistants. All staff/associates are suitably qualified and experienced. We have affiliations to relevant professional organisation (including BABICM and CMSUK). We provide a range of clinical and medico-legal services, in relation to brain injury and also for stress- related and other psychological conditions. Child Brain Injury Trust Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY Tel: helpline@cbituk.org Website: We provide information, support and training to anyone affected by childhood acquired brain injury. This includes the child or young person themselves, their family and the professionals who support them. 7

8 Citizens Advice Bureau - Inverness Badenoch & Strathspey 103 Academy Street, Inverness IV1 1LX Tel: enquiries@invernesscab.casonline.org.uk Website: Services: Benefits Advice Money & Debt Advice Housing Advice Patients Advice for NHS Employment Advice Consumer Advice. Connecting Carers Glen Orrin, High Street, Dungwall IV15 9TF Tel: Website: Provide support to unpaid carers in the Highlands. Carer support plans/ training/group support and short break funds. 8

9 Digby Brown Solicitors Moray House, Bank Street, Inverness IV1 1QY Tel: Website: Digby Brown is Scotland s largest personal injury practice. From our five offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Kirkcaldy and Inverness, we cover the length and breadth of the country. Our expertise in personal injury law, particularly in the fields of catastrophic 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, implementing of care and case management regimes where required. 9

10 Epilepsy Scotland 48 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 1JL Tel: Website: Epilepsy Scotland s Lighthouse Service provides support services for adults who require support because they have a disability, which might be: A learning disability A physical disability Mental health needs. Headway Highland 19 Woodlands Terrace, Inverness IV2 5DP Tel: susannebrown.hh@btinternet.com Headway Highland provide support to people in the Highlands living with a brain injury. The support can be in various forms including one to one and through social groups. We also provide training and advice to other organisations and schools. Our aim is to raise awareness of brain injury and its effects. 10

11 The Huntercombe Group Tulip House, Craven Court, Willie Snaith Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7FA Tel: Website: Services: Specialist Brain Injury Rehabilitation services Neurological care-complex conditions CAMHS Adult Mental Health Addiction. Jobcentre Plus River House, Young Street, Inverness IV3 5BP Tel: Website: Supports people to move from benefits into waged employment. 11

12 Key Community Supports Morrich House, 20 Davidson Drive, Invergordon IV18 0SA Tel: Website: Key Community Supports provides flexible, high quality support to people with disabilities, including acquired brain injury, throughout the Highlands. Key can provide anything from a few hours support a week to 24 hour care, we can also offer assistance with housing through our sister organisation Key Housing. 12

13 Meningitis Now Fern House, Bath Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3TJ Tel: Website: Research into, and awareness of meningitis, and support of those affected. We provide information, free resources and support for those affected by meningitis and possibly left with an acquired brain injury as a result. Services: Home visits by our Community Support Officers Family support days Counselling Therapies Financial Grants Helpline Contact with those similarly affected. 13

14 Scottish Acquired Brain Injury Network (SABIN MNCN) NMCN Office, NHS National Services Scotland, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB Tel: nss.sabin@nhs.net Website: The Scottish Acquired Brain Injury Network s (SABIN) aim is to improve access to and the quality of services for children and adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Self Directed Support Team NHS Highland Kinmylies Building, Leachkin Road, Inverness IV3 8NN Tel: High-UHB.SelfDirectedSupportHighland@nhs.net A way of receiving social care and support services using an individual budget in order to give you control, flexibility and choice on the services you receive. 14

15 The Shirlie Project 40 Longman Drive, Inverness IV1 1SU Tel: Website: The Shirlie Project are a supported employemnt agency established in October We represent people who need supprt looking for employment in their chosen field. Some of the challenges our clients face when seeing work might include: Autism, acquired brain injury, mental ill health, physical and sensory impairments or learingin difficulties. Young people with emotional and behavioural issues or those who have been out of employment for some time. Young people facing social isolation on leaving school. We are a Highland wide organisation with a head office in Inverness, satellite offices in Lochaber, Skye and Ross-shire and an outreach worker in Caithness and Sutherland. 15

16 It matters... when it happens to you or your family Thank you for attending the Highlands Head injury information Day. We hope you have found it useful and informative. Please take a moment to complete the comments and suggestions slip to help us make future events even better. If you would like any further information on any of the exhibitions here today, please contact: Kathleen on kathleen.mcmonagle@digbybrown.co.uk