Hello, Emma and Molly here, Occupational Therapy students from the University of Brighton. We will be spending 6 weeks at Headway developing our understanding around brain injuries and using therapy skills and experience to help support clients. The profession of Occupational Therapy promotes independence by supporting individuals to engage in activities that are meaningful to … Read more…
“Tomorrow will be a good day” Captain Tom Moore If you’re one of the the thousands of people getting involved in the #CaptainTom100 this Bank Holiday weekend, please consider choosing to support us in your challenges. You can set up your own fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving to help us raise much-needed funds for … Read more…
With the weather improving, this week our Occupational Therapy students have been looking at how gardening can have positive impacts for everyone. They share some tips on how to get going (or should we say “growing”…) which make this an accessible activity for all. And of course it wouldn’t be an OT blog without a … Read more…
Huge thanks go to Judy Tilbury, a regular supporter of Headway Sussex, who has now raised over £7500 by making and selling face masks. Judy has been making the masks since the first lockdown, sometimes spending over 12 hours a day at her sewing machine. Having worked for 46 years as a dressmaker and curtain maker … Read more…
In the lead up to Easter and as Government restrictions begin to ease, our Occupational Therapy Students have been exploring the the ways in which we can all make the most of the Easter break. We are loving their Easter egg blondie recipe which they’ll share with you in this blog post, and can’t wait … Read more…
Jo and Callum, our Occupational Therapy students, contemplate the importance of getting a good night’s sleep and share their recipe for quick, easy and tasty cheese scones. And we know what you’re all thinking – the old wives’ tale that eating cheese before bedtime gives you nightmares – but actually the calcium in it can … Read more…
This week our Occupational Therapy students take a look at fatigue management and share with you some tips on how you might manage fatigue while cooking. Over to them to explain more! “Hello, it’s Jo and Callum here, the OT students. Thank you for your response on social media to our last post, we loved … Read more…
Hello Again, it’s Jo and Callum here, the Occupational Therapy (OT) students. We wanted to let you know what we’ve been up to since our last post. Over the last week we have been fortunate enough to visit some clients of Headway alongside the Wellbeing Support Workers and joined in with some monthly online support … Read more…
We’ve been lucky enough to get a couple of pairs of extra hands to support our clients to achieve their individual goals following brain injury. We’d like to introduce you to Jo and Callum, and we’ll them tell you a little bit more about themselves and what they’re helping us with at Headway. “Hello, we’re … Read more…
Some good news at the start of Spring for us at Headway in the form of one woman’s cycling fundraiser. Following a year that has been extremely difficult for everyone, fundraising has never been more important for us. So when Joanna Thornhill said she was cycling from London to Paris to support the charity, we … Read more…