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The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) is proud to be one of the very few specialist brain injury providers which publishes its outcomes and we have now released our latest Outcome Report 2017.

Dr Brian O’Neill, consultant from Graham Anderson House in Glasgow, gave a keynote speech at the at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Neuropsychology’s Annual Networking Event.

Service users at the Woodmill, in Devon, wanted to take up therapeutic swimming lessons. The exercise within the swimming pool helped with relaxation and all the service users enjoyed the experience.

Service users and staff were treated to a musical treat during their St David's Day celebrations and also made the most out of Pancake Day with their own home made delights!

Following on from our very successful #GetCrafty Twitter competition, which was part of the #SeeMeNotDisability campaign, we are revisiting the people that took part. Catch up with our service users from Graham Anderson House!

Councillor Richard Kemp CBE visited our specialist neurobehavioural centre Redford Court in Liverpool on Monday. He praised the service and was impressed by the way it functioned like 'a big family'.

Redford Court Occupational Therapist, Stuart Wilkin, presented at ‘Shaping the future for occupational therapists: Technology Enabled Care’ the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

The first day of February saw 2018’s Dignity Action Day. Some Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust services decided to mark the day as a reminder of the importance of dignity in care all year long.

Dr Ivan Pitman will be speaking at The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Acquired Brain Injury Round Table Discussion on 27th February 2018. Ivan is the Clinical Lead at Redford Court.

Redford Court present "Struggling with addiction: Supporting adults with brain injury with an addictive past". The seminar will be held on 14th March for health and social care professionals.