CEO Sue Browning comments on NAO report into NHS CHC Funding
Last week’s National Audit Office report into NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding may not be occupying space in the typical beach bag as the summer read of the year. It does though do a good job of...
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Williams: Incredible True Story of Formula One’s Greatest Family
Charting the story of Formula One’s most celebrated family, Williams is a thrilling account of how one man built a racing empire and a vivid, heart-rending portrait of the aftermath of a tragedy,...
View ArticleTim Nicholson: My SIA journey from fundraiser to volunteer to staff member
Back in the mists of time, before most of my hair fell out and my beard turned grey, I’d regularly run marathons. I’d even done some high-profile ones such as Paris. However, my friends said that I...
View ArticleDaily triumphs, skewed perceptions
I‘m one of the many people who marvelled at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships this week with the cream of disabled sporting talent competing against each other on the track and field....
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1 Man 1 Hand-cycle, 2,500 miles, 27 Days
COASTLINE CHALLENGE 2017 One man, one handcycle, 2,500 miles and 27 days. This has been my most ambitious challenge yet. After two years of planning it’s hard to believe I’ve finally done it. There...
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Rebuilding My Confidence – Heidi’s Story
Following her injury, Heidi Meadows faced both physical and emotional challenges during her rehabilitation. When Heidi returned home and was no longer in the safety of a hospital setting, she soon...
View ArticleFrom the bottom to the top
Our two SCI nurse specialists Carol Adcock and Debbie Green were recently training health and social care staff from across the country in bowel management techniques. It’s a subject very few people...
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Meet SIA’s First Ever Intern Abigail Foster
In January 2017 SIA launched its first ever internship and started the recruitment process. The idea was to give either a graduate or someone considering a career change first – class experience in a...
View ArticleWorld SCI Day, Tuesday 5 September 2017
To mark World SCI Day on Tuesday 5th September Chair of the Spinal Injuries Association, Michelle Howard, offers her thoughts on progress made to date to secure a fulfilled life for everyone affected...
View ArticleConcerns regarding ‘non-trauma’
We’re increasingly hearing that our members and others within the SCI community are uncomfortable about the use of the phrase “non trauma” when it is used to describe people whose spinal cord injury...
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SIA attends Williams Open Day
Williams’ annual thank you to the family and friends of their dedicated and hard working staff was held at their Grove headquarters on 9th September. Around 2,000 guests came to the day which included...
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SIA & Williams Private Dinner
On the 6 September, a truly unique and exclusive event took place in aid of Spinal Injuries Association, at the home of Williams Racing in Grove, Oxfordshire. The lucky guests arrived for a Champagne...
View ArticleThe bottom line: why the neurogenic bowel care debate needs more than just puns
It’s all too easy, whilst writing a blog on bowel care to inadvertently resort to puns. After all what’s a conversation about bowel care if we don’t make a lighthearted reference to the ‘bottom line’?...
View ArticleBrexit – a good deal for SCI people?
Brexit is one of our generations’ most important political issues. Divisive? Certainly. Complicated? Without a doubt. It’s a topic that affects every single one of us – however we voted – and will...
View ArticleAfter 70 years of the NHS – what’s next?
As the 70th Anniversary of the NHS approaches, many of us – whether spinal cord injured (SCI) people ourselves or our loved ones – remember the debt of gratitude we have towards the NHS. With quiet...
View ArticleSpeak up, speak out!
At SIA, we place the needs of spinal cord injured (SCI) people front and centre of everything we do. Whilst we and our families thank the NHS for offering us the chance to rebuild our lives after...
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SIA Chair, Dr Rupert Earl, shares our priorities for 2019
In 2019, SIA will mark its 45th birthday. Though we will pause for a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come as a community – the Disability Discrimination Act and the later Equalities Act, our...
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On your bike for SIA – lawyer Richard Clark prepares for SIA’s European...
I am taking part in SIA’s 2019 Eastern European Cycling Adventure on behalf of CFG Law. SIA is a fantastic charity providing help, support and assistance to people who are injured or diagnosed with...
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Richard Clark, Way of the Roses – Day One
My preparation for SIA’s Eastern European Adventure We left morecambe at 9am. Sunny day to start with and an easy ride out to and through Lancaster on the cycleways which included a visit to Lancaster...
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Richard Clark, Way of the Roses – Day Two
My preparation for SIA’s Eastern European Adventure Today was very different to yesterday We left Garforth in the Yorkshire Dales at 9:30am aiming to get to York for 5pm. First of all we had a 5 mile...
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