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News & Events

Check out all of the latest news from SABIF HQ, plus up and coming events listings in the area.

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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.

Heads Together Presentation

This presentation was held by Kate Mellor, Caroline Board and Sam Shephard to discuss Heads Together, a multi-university National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded project led by Prof Andrew Bateman (University of Essex) on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) – particularly in relation to the knowledge and understanding of this by social workers.

The project explored this topic with social workers but also developed a range of educational resources on ABI which is relevant not just to them, but other professionals working with brain injured individuals and who would like to increase their understanding and know where to access further information and tools. A key aspect of the work was the group of Experts by Experience who came from a range of backgrounds and who were also able to contribute in different ways.

You can view the presentation slides here.