Scottish Parliament Petition on ABI

Brain IAC have an active petition with the Scottish Parliament Website. It calls on the introduction of a new "Care Category" of Acquired Brain Injury- separate from Mental Health, Physical Disability or Learning Difficulty.
The Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee took evidence from our three BrainIAC witnesses on 9th September 2008 -You can find out about it : Click on LINK HERE.
You can also watch the Committee proceedings on 9th September on Video by CLICKING HERE (The BrainIAC section starts about 1hr 13mins into the 3-hr session!)


Wednesday 18 June 2008

“What are the Key Things that should be Available when someone first has a Brain Injury?”

Member Responses to the Question: “What are the Key Things that should be Available when someone first has a Brain Injury?”

When the group was invited to jot down their individual answers on a Post-It slip, these were mounted on the wall screen later in the meeting and read out. An analysis of the 12 answers returned showed that there were

8 answers – asking (in one form or another) for more info to be available on the common effects of a brain injury, and follow-up contacts for further services and/or support organisations;

2 answers – requesting physiotherapy only;

2 answers – requesting a range of improved local care services and help.

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