Rehabilitation Matters: How the National Rehabilitation Centre can be a flagship for the UK
June 5, 2023
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Here, Dr Manoj Sivan, National Advisor to the NRC and President of the British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM), shares his thoughts on how the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) can be …
The humble hearing aid versus giant Dementia
April 25, 2023
The Lancet Commission reports published in 2017 and 2021 have highlighted hearing loss as a major risk factor for dementia. Tom Dening, Clinical Professor in Dementia Research, has enthusiastically worn hearing aids since September 2022. Encouraged by the reports, here he discusses the limitations and the positive messages within them and what this means for …
Rehabilitation Matters: Great rehabilitation encompasses the physical, emotional and psychological
March 24, 2023
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Rick Harrington, National Rehabilitation Centre Engagement Coordinator at the University of Nottingham, explains why great rehabilitation comes from having an holistic approach. I joined the University of Nottingham just a few months ago, …
New law raising the legal age of marriage to 18 in England and Wales – expert comment
February 27, 2023
Dr Helen McCabe, Associate Professor in Political Theory and expert in forced marriage at the University of Nottingham, comments on the news that the legal age of marriage in England and Wales has been raised to 18 years old. She said: “The change in the law around age of marriage is very welcome. It brings …
The transformative power of animations for youth mental health
February 14, 2023
In the pandemic, Professor of Health Humanities Paul Crawford led a team of researchers and clinicians in a project titled ‘What’s Up With Everyone?’. This was in collaboration with Academy-award winning animators Aardman (Shaun the Sheep, Wallace & Gromit, and Chicken Run). Here, he talks about the transformative power of creative industries to better help …
Rehabilitation Matters: Revolutionising rehabilitation around the globe
January 24, 2023
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. In this guest blog, Dr Ishara Dharmasena, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow and Lecturer at Wolfson School, Loughborough University, explains how the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) could help to revolutionise rehabilitation around …
Rehabilitation Matters: R&D and innovation have an enormous role to play in rehabilitation
June 30, 2022
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. In this article, Dr Andrew Capel, Research Associate at Loughborough University, writes about the opportunity for the UK to be a world-leader in rehabilitation – and how R&D and innovation have an enormous …
Proposals to curb Russian oil profits are interesting but need careful handling
June 27, 2022
As G7 leaders meet for a summit in the Bavarian Alps today to seek a deal to impose a ‘price cap’ on Russian oil as part of sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine, Dr Tyler Kustra, assistant professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, looks at how it might work in …
Rehabilitation Matters: Neurosurgery and the National Rehabilitation Centre
June 17, 2022
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Here, Alex Leggate, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Neuro-trauma Lead for the East Midlands, explains how the National Rehabilitation Centre presents an opportunity to be faster, more effective and more successful with treatments for complex …
Rehabilitation Matters: Research, application, impact
December 10, 2021
Rehabilitation Matters is a series of stories and perspectives from people who care about effective clinical rehabilitation and the benefits it provides. Professor Pip Logan, Professor of Rehabilitation Research and Occupational Therapist, University of Nottingham, is passionate about how innovative research can shape patient outcomes following serious injury or illness. I’ve spent a career working …
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