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UKABIF
Life after Brain Injury
A way Forward
Manifesto for Brain Injury
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
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Key facts Key issues
Brain injury is the leading cause of death and  Acute and early access to specialist neurological
disability worldwide services is crucial for optimal recovery and cost
savings
Annually 1.0-1.4 million people attend a UK  Significant variation in rehabilitation services
hospital with a head injury; 135,000 are throughout the UK
admitted to hospital  Recommendations documented in previous
In the UK, 1 million people live with the effects government and parliamentary reports and studies
have not been acted upon e.g.
of an Acquired Brain Injury at an estimated  The Health Select Committee Report into Head Injury
minimum cost of £4.1 billion (2000-1)
Over a lifetime, optimal recovery results in  National Service Framework for Long Term
Neurological Conditions (Department of Health 2005)
significant savings in health care costs
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ABI management – the ideal
Severe brain injury
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Emergency admission to hospital
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Condition stabilised
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Patient care pathway defined
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Rehabilitation commences acutely and is tailored to the patient
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Early referral to local, specialist, neurorehabilitation service
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Supporting the Campaign: what can Supporting the Campaign: what can
MPs do? health professionals do?
Sign the Early Day Motion  Does your clinical commissioning group have a
named neurological lead? If not propose that one
www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/292 is identified
Front bench health team should prioritise a  Review the information for people with ABI in your
review of the Health Select Committee area i.e. report:
 Number of ABIs
Report
 Outcomes
Write to National Audit Office and request  Expenditure
a review of rehabilitation services  Review the support available – local organisations
e.g. Headway
Contact PCT to find out what is available for  Encourage your MP to support the Campaign
people with ABI  Link up with UKABIF regional groups
UKABIF regional groups: your role
What You can do
in supporting the Campaign
 Continue maintaining and raising awareness of Write to your local MP
the Campaign
Join UKABIF
 Continue raising awareness of Acquired Brain
Injury and UKABIF Be active in your local group
 Involving active, motivated members Send UKABIF a case study
 Write/meet with your MPs See me in the break
 ‘Drip-feed’ the media with relevant information
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