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Remembering Baroness Masham of Ilton
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton 1935-2023 Yesterday we joined the family of Baroness Susan Masham of Ilton in a memorial that they held at...
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Carol Adcock
Our specialist nurse lead for north regions Carol Adcock recently won the ‘Above and Beyond’ award in the inaugural Neuro Rehab Times Awards. We thought this was an ideal opportunity to share more...
View ArticleSIA in Whitehall and Westminster – new season, new beginnings
The first of regular blogs from our campaigns team. The end of summer this year brought personnel changes to the campaigns team. Dave, who has moved into SIA’s people team – and to whom we’re grateful...
View ArticleStop the Pressure Day 2023 – your stories
On Thursday 16 November we’re talking about all things pressure ulcers as part of international Stop the Pressure Day 2023 Amy’s story In this video Amy shares her experience with pressure ulcers and...
View Article‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
SIA in Whitehall and Westminster – the regular blog from our campaigns team As we approach the end of the year, as the winter solstice draws near, with the holiday season getting into swing, the...
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A busy start to the year for our campaigns team
SIA in Whitehall and Westminster – the regular blog from our campaigns team January is over, we’re not sure how The Christmas break is just a memory now While it seemed short, this month has been busy...
View ArticleEmergency Care Plans (ECPs): going through the process
Our parliamentary and public affairs coordinator, Glyn Hayes shares his experience of making an emergency care plan What is an ECP? An Emergency Care Plan (ECP) is a crucial document that a spinal cord...
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A day out in Westminster
SIA in Whitehall and Westminster – the regular blog from our campaigns team Their busy schedule never wanes They’re not perturbed by wind or rains Ideas keep flowing So they keep going The team that...
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Continuing the campaign march!
SIA in Whitehall and Westminster – the regular blog from our campaigns team Wise words from her Majesty Remain pertinent though she’s passed We only hope the work we do Makes a change that likewise...
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What’s in a name?
SIA in Whitehall and Westminster – the regular blog from our campaigns team In the garden of language, where syllables bloom Some names spark joy, while others spell gloom “Monday” sulks in shadows,...
View ArticleA message from our campaigns team
A message from our campaigns team to everyone who supported our petition for paralysed bowel care in healthcare settings. Dear members, We felt we should reflect on the journey of our petition for...
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Art As Therapy
Published in Summer 2024 edition of FORWARD magazine Art therapy is often used as a powerful compliment to talking therapies, or as a therapy in itself. SIA’s counselling and wellbeing coordinator...
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Healing in nature – a photographers journey
Published in Summer 2024 edition of FORWARD magazine When Daz Eaton, 58, from Manchester, sustained a T6 complete injury after a motorcycle accident, he struggled with his mental health. Here he shares...
View ArticleBecoming an SIA Support Coordinator
My story – from the spinal unit to becoming an SIA Support Co-ordinator by Joe Steele: The post Becoming an SIA Support Coordinator appeared first on SIA.
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Exploring space accessibility: What I discovered
Witten by Glyn Hayes (Parliamentary and public affairs at Spinal Injuries Association) Recently, I had the privilege of attending the “Space for All” program. The central question: “Is it feasible to...
View ArticleGaming gave me my life back
Published in Summer 2024 edition of FORWARD magazine As a tetraplegic, Ian thought he’d lost any chance of being able to do things independently – until he found gaming again. After sustaining a C4/5...
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This Girl Can (Louise Sugden)
Do grit, family and Beyoncé create a winning formula? They do in Louise Sugden’s world … You could say Louise Sugden’s Tokyo Paralympics training was something of a family effort. Even her gran got...
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A new chapter (Ben Pritchard)
As one journey ends, another begins for British rower Ben Pritchard … Behind the physiotherapists’ door at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 2016 was a patient’s rowing machine leader board. Ben Pritchard...
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Swishes do come true (Sophie Carrigill)
After Sophie Carrigill learnt anything was possible, there was no stopping her … Sophie Carrigill is a GB wheelchair basketball star, a world and European silver medallist and an ambassador for women’s...
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My journey from spinal cord injury to scrum (Gavin Walker)
With the Paralympics just around the corner, Paralympic Gold Medallist, Gavin Walker MBE, tells us how wheelchair rugby helped him rebuild his life. Following a fall on some wet decking at a family BBQ...
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