News & Events
Check out all of the latest news from SABIF HQ, plus up and coming events listings in the area.
Presentations taking place for 2026:
- 3rd March 2026, commencing at 3.30pm - Guy Jackson – Business Manager Brighton and Hove Safeguarding Adults Board who will present to help raise awareness of adult safeguarding and the work of the board.
- 12th May 2026 at 3.30pm - Nicola Ward – Regional Service Manager – Major Trauma Support Partnership who will be presenting on work of MTSP supporting TBI patients at Royal Sussex Hospital.
- Date to be confirmed - Dr Sara Leddy (Neurology Registrar at University Hospital Sussex will present on Epilepsy following a brain injury.
- June/July 2026 (date to be confirmed) In Person Poster Event with various presentations.
- Further talks from expert Neurologists; Speech and Language Specialists; Probation Service and others.
SABIF held various presentations in 2024 and 2025 including:
- 11th June 2024 – 5th Sense by Helen Rhodes
- 10th September 2024 – Welfare Benefits by Victor Feltham
- 8th October 2024 – Functional Neurological Disorder with Flora McMullen from the Proclaim Group
- Dr Anuraj Varshney – Return to driving after a brain injury talk.
- Kate Mellor and Caroline Board – Heads Together – 28.1.25
- Nick Thorpe – Return to work/Discrimination – 29.4.25 at 3.30 pm
- Clare Mehta – Sussex Rehabilitation Service – 13.5.25 at 4.15 pm
- Poster Event 17.6.25 at Headway Sussex – in person.
- Further anticipated presentations include a representative from IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy) a service which supports people when they are assessed to lack capacity.
BISWG - The Brain Injury Social Work Group are holding a Conference on 11th September 2025 at Fetal Medicine Research Institute, 16-20 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8BB with a number of impressive Presenters covering many important areas within the Brain Injury arena.
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The Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWIG) are running an event on 11 September commencing at 8 am until 5 pm with an impressive line up of speakers. The title of the event is “No Man’s Land – bridging the gaps in services for people with acquired brain injuries”. Please see the link below for more detail:
https://biswg.co.uk/event/brain-injury-social-work-conference/
It was a pleasure to organise our Poster Event at Headway Sussex on 17 June 2025 with the help of our lovely steering group members and our wonderful chair, Wendy Langridge.
Following a presentation on 13th May by Dr. Clare Mehta, a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine subspecialising in neurorehabilitation, spasticity management and amputee and prosthetic rehabilitation, please find below a link to the presentation slide deck.
Mr Nicholas Thorpe shared his insights on the rights of people with ABI in the workplace yesterday.