We are constantly designing different ways of giving you the knowledge you need We provide telephone counselling, telehealth services and Web-delivered services (such as this website) which are increasingly popular ways of overcoming distance, transportation and accessibility barriers in promoting health and well-being. Right now we can offer Microsoft Teams video sessions either in a group setting from patient education …
Assistive technology
What is the purpose of the Assistive Technology service? The Assistive Technology service at the NSIC enables everyone, regardless of the level of their spinal cord injury, to independently use a computer, tablet or phone. The service is managed by Aspire, the spinal injuries charity, working alongside the NHS, and there is a full time Assistive Technologist based at the NSIC. Aspire’s Assistive Technologist …
Peer support
Peer support / counselling / mentoring is based on the assumption that individuals who have gone through the same types of experiences (and who are now living or coping successfully) may be best able to provide guidance and assistance to those more newly injured. The relationship of the peer is first and foremost with the individual (with the disability) and the …
Expected outcomes
General guides for people with different categories of spinal cord injury (SCI) They describe likely outcomes from different categories of SCI.They also help to explain what can reasonably be expected for daily functions. Click images to view PDF C 1-3 spinal cord injury C4 Spinal Cord Injury C5 Spinal Cord Injury C6 spinal cord injury C7-8 spinal cord injury …
Chronic care management
There is more awareness today that many health conditions do not go away and need to be managed not cured. This has led to the government producing guidance on managing long term conditions, of which SCI can be considered to be one. To manage chronic health conditions more effectively will require healthcare to change. Innovations in chronic SCI care may …
Self-management
Various “self-management” techniques have been shown to be effective in living better with an ongoing health condition: Increasing self-efficacy – knowing when you aren’t well and what to do Improving compliance with medication regimens – what medication you are on and why you need them Decreasing pain – knowing what works for you Improving health status – health, wellbeing and …
