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Latest news from The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT)

Graham Anderson House is opened by The Princess Royal
Our newest service and first in Scotland has been formally opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.more…

BIRT becomes National Accident Helpline charity of the year
BIRT is proud to announce that The National Accident Helpline has chosen us to be their charity of the year throughout 2010 - 2011.more…

Daniel Yorath House celebrates Kilimanjaro fundraising success
Staff and service users celebrate fantastic £17,000 fundraising sucess from local businessman Paul Fryer and sister Lesley Hawkin's Kilimanjaro challnge. more…

Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010
It's the 5th year running for our Look After Your Head campaign and this year it has been a complete sucess. more…

New computer project aids independence
BIRT is part of a new research project which aims to use computer technology to help make people with brain injury become more independent.more…

Official BIRT outcome data for 2009 now published
BIRT's official outcome data for 2009 is now published and can be downloaded from this site.more…

'Goole should be very proud' says public health minister.
Gillian Merron MP, minister for public health visits Goole Neuro Rehabilitation Centre. more…

Free educational events for professionals
BIRT announces new dates in its popular series of free educational events for professionals at venues in England and Scotland.more…

Australian joint venture receives first patients
The ABI Neuro-behavioural Rehabilitation Service is a newly launched joint venture of The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT), a division of The Disabilities Trust, and the Royal Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney, Australia. more…

Article encourages horse riders to look after their heads
BIRT service manager Anna Headley writes an article about horse riding safety for popular dressage website.more…

Leeds Businessman's Kilimanjaro Challenge
Paul Fryer raises over £9000 for Daniel Yorath House. more…

Will progesterone help reduce the severity of brain inujry?
Clinical trails will start next month to try and discover if the use of progesterone will reduce the severity of brain injury following trauma. more…

BIRT teams up with Center Parcs
BIRT to hold brain injury awareness events at Center Parcs as part of Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010.more…

Satisfaction survey 2009 results
Referrers, service users and families give their verdict on our service in the annual survey. more…

New Glasgow service opens
Graham Anderson House, a 25-bed independent brain injury hospital on the Springburn Road in Glasgow, opened in October 2009. more…

A day out in Sherwood Forest
Service users and staff from our Chain Lane service made this film as a record of a recent holiday in Sherwood Forest. Enjoy! more…

New Opportunity to Achieve leaflet now available.
Download our new opportunity to achieve leaflet here. more…

Free seminars for professionals
A report on seven seminars for professionals hosted at venues across England and Scotland. more…

Get ready for Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010
Find out about Brain Injury Awareness Week and our Look After Your Head competition. more…

New books for children whose parents have a brain injury
Two new books have been published to help children whose parents have a brain injury. more…

International conference success
Report on BIRT's third international brain injury conference, 23-24 September 2009. more…

New memory tests for neuro psychologists
The BIRT Memory and Information Processing Battery (BMIPB) is a revision and extension of the Adult Memory and Information Processing Battery (AMIPB). more…

BIRT launches new curriculum resources for therapists
BIRT has created new resource materials on managing anger and understanding brain injury.more…

Glasgow Zurich Team Challenge
On 14 August, a fifteen strong challenge team from Zurich, Glasgow, braved the rain to create a garden for The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust at Graham Anderson House. more…

BIRT accredited by CARF for all its services
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has announced that all BIRT's services have been awarded its prestigious accreditation. more…

Look After Your Head Campaign at Center Parcs
During the busy May Bank Holiday weekend,the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust were encouraging holiday makers at Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, to look after their heads by wearing cycle helmets when riding their bikes. more…

How effective is BIRT's rehabilitation?
Professor Mike Oddy reports on BIRT's latest outcome data. more…

Unit reopens after flood devastation
Our unit at 1101 Bristol Road, Birmingham, has been fully repaired following severe flooding in the city last September. more…

Solicitors make BIRT their charity of the year
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has announced that they will be supporting BIRT during 2009. more…

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