Living with brain injury

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Guest Vlog: Raj Gataora on Disability Hate Crime

Do you know anything about Disability Hate Crime? National Hate Crime Awareness Week has drawn to a close, and we'd like you to hear from our guest vlogger, Raj, on his thoughts on Disability Hate Crime in the UK.
Scape Group's Triumph for Brain Injury Support

Headway Nottingham and Scape Group are celebrating the local charity's biggest ever corporate adoption, and the timing couldn't be more perfect.
Hats for Headway Day 2019

Join the UK-wide silliness movement! Wear your Hat for Headway and be part of improving lives after brain injury in Nottingham.
Melissa Roe

Volunteer with us

What could you do with three hours? Watch three episodes of the latest must-see series. Go out for a meal. Interact on social media. All very enjoyable to do, but will any of those positively impact your local community and simultaneously enhance your sense of self-worth? Volunteering with Headway Nottingham will, and three hours a week is all we need from you.
Referrals

At Headway Nottingham we accept referrals from all sources, be that a self referral to a referral from a professional health or social care worker. Once the referral is made we will make contact with the individual or their carer and work with them to formulate a suitable plan of progression.
Charlotte Leask (Services Manager)
Where we work

At Headway Nottingham we offer support to people who live in the City of Nottingham and the County of Nottinghamshire.
Outreach

Our Outreach Worker is likely to be the first person you will meet from Headway Nottingham as they handle all new referrals. Our Outreach Worker will aim to visit you at home within one month and work with you to formulate a plan to help you progress.
Mission Statement

The principle objectives of Headway Nottingham are to promote the understanding of all aspects of brain injury. To provide information, support and services to those living in Nottinghamshire who have sustained a brain injury, along with their families and carers.
Ette's Story

In January 2011 I suffered a TIA which affected the right hand side of my face. Although doctors didn’t think this would happen again, in June 2011 I suffered a stroke.
What is brain injury?
Alexandria Smith (Outreach Worker)
Chris Musson (Senior Support Worker)

Play the Robin Hood Lottery

Play your lucky numbers in the Robin Hood Lottery to be in with a chance of winning up to £25,000 every week, and support Headway Nottingham at the same time! Read more