HEADWAY THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION
- 190 BAGNALL ROAD
NG6 8SF NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Phone: 0808 800 2244
Fax: 0115 958 4446
E-mail: Send messagewww.headway.org.uk
Short profile:
The story of Headway began in 1979 when Sir Neville Butterworth placed an advert in a national newspaper seeking holiday accommodation for his brain-injured son. Dinah Minton and her husband Barry, themselves carers, responded and set out with Sir Neville to find any support networks that already existed.
Around the same time, two social workers, Philip Lockhart in Birmingham and Reg Talbott in Nottingham, also contacted Sir Neville. The five agreed to call a meeting for all those involved in the care of brain-injured people. A total of 23 carers and professionals attended a meeting on October 23rd 1979 and Headway was born.
Detailed description:
The first Headway House was opened in Gloucester in 1983, providing a day-centre to assist in long-term rehabilitation, respite care and hospital liaison. This was so successful that other Headway Houses were soon started in Basingstoke, Colchester, Reading and Bristol, with many more to follow.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by a trauma to the head (head injury). There are many possible causes, including road traffic accidents, assaults, falls and accidents at home or at work.
The effects of a traumatic brain injury can be wide ranging, and depend on a number of factors such as the type, location and severity of injury.
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