National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is supporting this month’s Action for Brain Injury Week to raise awareness of the often invisible challenges of brain injuries.
The campaign, led by brain injury charity Headway, runs from 18-24 May and this year is focussing on isolation and loneliness after brain injury.
The campaign aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by individuals and families affected by brain injury and to encourage support from the public, workplaces, schools, and policymakers. The campaign highlights the physical, cognitive and emotional effects of brain injury and advocates for improved care, rehabilitation and recognition in society.
Supporting the week are medical negligence specialists from Clarke Willmott who are long-term partners of Headway and see first-hand how life-altering an acquired brain injury can be.
During the campaign the firm’s medical negligence team will be taking part in Hats for Headway, wearing fun hats and raising vital funds.
Kerry Fifield, partner and clinical negligence team leader, said:
“We have regular contact with clients whose lives have been affected by brain injuries and witness first hand not only the physical impact but also the psychological and ‘unseen’ effects on the clients and their families. Charities like Headway and Meningitis Now provide valuable and practical support for those families who often do not know what support they can obtain. It also provides families with support from others in similar situations so that they do not feel isolated or alone.”
Clinical Negligence Partner, James Edmondson, said: “Through my work acting for client’s with Encephalitis, I witness on a daily basis the struggles my clients face in trying to obtain good quality and appropriate rehabilitation, and navigating daily life in a society where brain injury is still poorly understood. Action for Brain Injury Week and the Hats for Headway campaigns are crucial opportunities to engage everyone in the debate around how we as a society can better support individuals with a brain injury.”
Headway was founded in 1979 by a group of concerned individuals – including families of brain injury survivors, medical professionals, and lawyers – who recognised a serious lack of support for people living with the long-term effects of brain injury.
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