Newsletter – February 2025
Directory of Unmet Needs
Directory of Unmet Needs In 2016, it was estimated that Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) alone result in approximately 1.4 million attendances to A&E in England and Wales each year, and is the leading cause of death in the under 40s. Those who do [...]
Newsletter – December 2024
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MESSAGE Policy Framework
MESSAGE Policy Framework The MESSAGE sex and gender policy framework was co-designed by representatives of the UK research sector to improve the integration of sex and gender dimensions in biomedical, health and care research design in the UK. The policy framework provides [...]
Restoration and Rehabilitation Theme Podcast
Listen to our Restoration and Rehabilitation Theme Lead, Professor Valerie Pomery, talk with James Piercy about our restoration and rehabilitation theme. Val and James discuss what different methods are used in rehabilitation and how biomarkers may be the key to creating more effective [...]
Payment and Recognition
While it is important to have public involvement in research, it is equally as important to ensure they are recognised for their work. For this reason, it is good practice to have a clear policy on payment and recognition in place before involvement. [...]
Prevention and Education Theme Podcast
Listen to our Prevention and Education Team, Dr Mark Wilson and Professor Julie Mytton, talk with James Piercy about our prevention and education theme. Mark, Julie, and James discuss what we can do to prevent injury and what we can do in the [...]
Acute Care and Monitoring Theme Podcast
Listen to our Acute Care and Monitoring Theme Lead, Dr Virginia Newcombe, talk with James Piercy about our acute care and monitoring theme. Virginia and James discuss the acute time period when patients with brain injury enter the hospital and how they are [...]
Public involvement in research impact toolkit (PIRIT)
Free to download, PIRIT is a set of pragmatic tools which aim to support researchers working with public contributors to: - plan and integrate public involvement in research - track public contributions and the difference they make to the research - report impact [...]
Life Course Theme Podcast
Listen to our Life Course Theme Lead, Professor Topun Austin, talk with James Piercy about our life course theme. Topun and James discuss the effects of brain injury at the extremes of life and how the way we treat people and their brains [...]