Innovation Showcase

10 Year Health Plan

Support for Families

Acute Care and Monitoring

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East of England Showcase

We had a wonderful day sharing research on health inequalities and solutions to tackle them. Hosted by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England (ARC EoE) in Hatfield House, it was a beautiful sunny day with the opportunity to reflect on the healthcare we provide, and how we can improve this to support those most disadvantaged.

Well done to all who spoke and those who didn't for their fantastic contributions to research. We are excited to see how these studies develop and the impactful projects to come out of them.

Find out more about the work that the ARC’s do and how you can get involved with their research.

NHS 10 Year Health Plan

It is clear there are many problems with the health care service at the moment. Waiting times in hospitals are at an all time high, and its is becoming harder and harder to get the care anyone needs.

The 10 Year Health Plan for England seizes the opportunities provided by new technologies, medicines, and innovations to deliver better care for all patients – wherever they live and whatever they earn – and better value for taxpayers.

The 10 Year Health Plan focuses on 3 key areas:

1. From Hospital to Community

2. From Analog to Digital

3. From Sickness to Prevention

To support the scale of change we need, the government will ensure the whole NHS is ready to deliver these 3 shifts at pace:

• through a new operating model

• by ushering in a new era of transparency

• by creating a new workforce model with staff genuinely aligned with the future direction of reform

• through a reshaped innovation strategy

• by taking a different approach to NHS finances

To learn more about the governments vision for the NHS, read the full report or executive summary using the button below:

Brain and Spine Foundation:

Your go-to place for support

The Brain and Spine Foundation is a charity who specialise in providing support to individuals and families who are living with neurological conditions.

They have a broad bank of information about on the huge varieties of different neurological conditions,  a helpline for individuals looking for mental support, a support service for those seeking legal action, with a free consultation. They also run online and in-person support groups across the country.

If you and your family are struggling with renegotiating life with a neurological condition and are trying to find support in your local area, visit their website. Find out more about different neurological conditions using the button below.

Theme Spotlight: Acute Care and Monitoring

Our Acute Care and Monitoring theme focuses on developing technologies which support patients in hospital settings and into the communities. Acute care and monitoring of neurological disorders is vital for reducing long-term injury. It is important that neurological injuries are monitored even after discharge. New technologies in the home could make this easier.

By improving acute care in hospitals and monitoring brain activity following this, we can improve the recovery pathway for those with brain injury. Including improving imaging and diagnostic techniques for both mild and severe TBI (traumatic brain injury), including using AI to analyse CT scans in emergency departments and improving multimodality of monitoring brain injury, using biological markers to track recovery.

The Life Course Theme is lead by Dr Virginia Newcombe, an Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University, and Consultant in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine at CUH. She holds an NIHR Rosetrees Trust Advanced Fellowship and is a Royal College of Emergency Medicine Professor. She has a track record in the use of imaging and biomarkers in TBI, and the interface between emergency medicine and intensive care.

It is Co-Lead by Mr Adel Helmy, an Associate Professor and Neurosurgery Training Programme Director and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at CUH. Mr Helmy’s research interests focus on multimodality monitoring as a means of refining and personalising treatments for minimising secondary injury.

Brain Injury HRC Podcasts

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Want to find out more about our themes and technologies? Listen to James talk with our theme leads, innovators and researchers about their particular interest to support those with brain injury.

Check out our other podcasts were we talk about some of the novel technologies we are supporting.

HeadPods - Series 3

Emma Martins at Headway Norfolk & Waveney has released a brand new series of Headpods!

Emma brings her personal insight and experience of living with an acquired brain injury to every conversation. featuring voices from both those directly  impacted by brain injury and the professionals who work alongside them, creating a deeper, more rounded understanding of the journey through recovery, resilience, and rebuilding.

Listen now using the button below:

Directory of Unmet Needs

At the Brain Injury HRC, we want to create a Directory of Unmet Needs. This will be a validated collection of unmet needs, specific to the brain and spinal injury community, which can then be used by innovators and researchers to think of solutions which would benefit this community.

That means we need to hear from you!

Complete the survey using the link below. We want to know about the standard of care you or a loved one received, and if there was something that could have been done better.

Upcoming Events

Mental Health and Neurodiversity

This workshop is taking place 14th August at 10:00am in the Scott Room in the Plymouth Central Library.

This workshop will look at some of the links between neurodiversity and mental health to help you to understand your experience better, and how you can support yourself and your mental health as a neurodivergent person.

Find out more and sign up using the button below.

My Brain My Story -Encephalitis

Join others in York - or virtually - at My Brain : My Story on Saturday 4 October 2025.

This event is a hybrid event for anyone who wants to listen to the experiences of people who have been directly or indirectly affected by encephalitis. There will be opportunities to ask questions of the speakers and join us afterwards for a drinks reception (in person attendees) or virtual for the peer support gathering.

Navigating life after brain injury

Headway is running a series of online session specifically for family members of people with a brain injury. If you are personally caring for someone in your family with a brain injury, or have a relative being treated in hospital, then this session should help you to understand more about brain injury, navigate some of the challenges ahead and find the support you need.

Tickets are free. The next session is 22nd August, 10:30am.

UKABIF - Time for Change Summit 2025

Join us at the UKABIF Time for Change Summit, 3rd November 2025, 9:00 am - 17:00pm at The Lowry, Salford Quays in Manchester.

This in person event is an opportunity to meet with people who want to change the way we manage brain injury in the UK. As always, this promises to be a day to educate, enlighten and connect!

The programme is still in development, but you can book your place with the early bird discount using the button below.