Our aims
Conditions affecting the brain and spine affect large numbers of people. These injuries often have a significant impact on their quality of life.
We aim to support solutions that improve the quality of life of those affected and make these technologies accessible across the NHS.
We will:
- Identify which solutions will address unmet needs in the care pathway.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions with experts and communities.
- Implement evaluated solutions into the care pathway.
To ensure the relevance of our work, we will involve patients and the public at every step.
Our aims
Conditions affecting the brain and spine affect large numbers of people. These injuries often have a significant impact on their quality of life. We aim to support solutions that improve the quality of life of those affected and make these technologies accessible across the NHS.
To ensure the best solutions are implemented, the selection process is carried out in 3 stages:
- Identify which solutions will address unmet needs in the care pathway.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions with experts and communities.
- Support the implementation of evaluated solutions into the care pathway.
To ensure the relevance of our work, we will involve patients and the public at every step.
Our themes
To ensure we cover each stage of the brain injury pathway, we focus on 5 themes. Each theme is headed by world-leading experts, supported by other key researchers within our network.
To see more detail about each theme, click the buttons below.
Prevention and Education
Prevention and Education
Identifying and addressing driving factors of brain injury in at-risk groups.
Acute Care and Monitoring
Acute Care and Monitoring
Improving techniques used in the critical period to enhance neuro protection.
Restoration and Rehabilitation
Restoration and Rehabilitation
Supporting solutions for enabling long term recovery and reintegration into communities.
About us
Core team
The network
We are one of 14 HealthTech Research Centres across the country. All are funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Each centre has a different focus. Ours is brain injuries. We also look at the impact spinal injuries can have on neurological function and other neurological disorders caused by injuries to the nervous system.
Since 2012, we have built a network across the UK and supported international innovators to integrate their medical technologies into the UK.
Our established network of expertise seeks to develop medical technologies to improve outcomes for people with brain and spinal injuries. We believe the best way to do this is to facilitate collaboration with patients, carers, NHS trusts, charities, universities, inventors, SMEs, and medical technology companies.
