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Dr Dane Rowley, Clinical Psychologist at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) service, Daniel Yorath House in Leeds, has been made Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Hull.

In a recent unannounced inspection, inspectors again awarded a standard of ‘Good’ to all aspects under review which assess whether the service is Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

Gary Day, a former service user at the service, recently attended Daniel Yorath House to present a fabulous donation of £3037.79.

Daniel Yorath House in Leeds recently became modernised with work upgrading two service user kitchens, installing a new ‘rise and fall’ sink and hob.

Angela Ord recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Daniel Yorath House and celebrations were held to thank for her fundraising efforts and to congratulate her on the incredible accomplishment.

Staff at Daniel Yorath House were delighted that one of their supported houses achieved a ‘Good’ rating in it’s latest CQC report. The report highlighted: "Staff supported people in the least restrictive way possible."

Service users and staff from Daniel Yorath House turned out in force to thank General Manager, Peter Thorpe from Siemens for a £1,000 donation to celebrate their health and safety record.

Gary, a service user at Daniel Yorath House near Leeds, recently took part in a sponsored walk. This was a huge achievement for Gary as he was dependent on his wheelchair when he first arrived.

In November 2016, BIRT's Graham Anderson House in Glasgow will host a Neurobehavioural Skills Training workshop for Occupational Therapists working in the field of acquired brain injury.

The Disabilities Trust is pleased to announce, Nick Thatcher, founder of The Huw Thatcher Trust as our new Ambassador. Since setting up the Trust, Nick, along with other family members and Huw’s friends have raised over £100,000.