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This guide has been prepared by NHS England, Carers Trust, Carers UK, Public Health England and older people themselves and contains general information that may be useful.  The advice in the booklet will help you if you look after a friend or family member or have any form of caring responsibilities, but it is written … Read more

In light of a recent blog outlining the shortcomings of concussion protocols in football and the negligence of concussed players, I decided to take a look at protocols of another and possibly even more concussion saturated sport – rugby league.  You only need to have watched 10 minutes of a rugby league match to realise … Read more

This week, probably like most people, I was watching the Tottenham vs Ajax match and was concerned after seeing how the medical teams dealt with the clash of heads between Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld. Vertonghen, in my eyes, had obviously suffered a head injury. He was on the ground receiving treatment for around 5 … Read more

BASIC have won the North West Charity of the Year! We’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone at the North West Charity Awards, all of the staff, supporters and service users who have made this award possible – We couldn’t have done this without you!  Over the past 31 years’s BASIC have supported … Read more