Mary and Claire staffing the Child Brain Injury Trust stall.

Head injury information Day 2012

To mark Action for Brain Injury Week 2012, the second Head injury information Day was held on 16th May at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. The event was organised by the Brain Injury Network Group - an informal network of organisations in and around Glasgow who work with people with acquired brain injury - and Digby Brown solicitors, who also sponsored the day. 

The Day aimed to provide information about the effects of brain injury and the different services that can be accessed by people with brain injury and by their families and carers. It was also an opportunity for the organisations involved in services to network with each other.

Over 300 people attended; a great success. As well as exhibits from over 20 organisations, there were a number of speakers including representatives from the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Case Management Services, Headway Glasgow, and the Huntercombe Group.

Robert Swanney, head of Digby Brown’s Brain and Spinal Injury Unit, welcomed guests and spoke about the importance of the event in raising awareness of brain injury and the services available to those who have suffered brain injuries. Councillor Allan Stewart, former Deputy Lord Provost of Glasgow, spoke of his own experiences as a service user at Graham Anderson House in Glasgow and paid tribute to the Brian Injury Rehabilitation Trust at that facility. The Scottish Head Injuries Music Support Group provided a memorable musical welcome to the afternoon session.

The feedback from the day has been wonderful. Here are just a few of the comments:

• "The head info day was really fantastic, it was so well represented and really well organised. Found the presentations I sat through very interesting as well. The service users we brought along with us found it extremely informative. Was nice to see a few old faces of previous service users too!”
• “Everyone from Digby Brown made sure the day, especially the presentations, ran smoothly. It was a fantastic day and everyone appeared to enjoy it. Thank you again.”
• “Great day, brilliant for networking and sharing ideas and issues; very worthwhile event and great for the future; well done”

If you would like more information about next year’s Head injury information Day, please get in touch with Kathleen McMonagle at Kathleen.McMonagle@digbybrown.co.uk.