Northumberland Head Injuries Service (NHIS) is a specialist community based service offering health and social rehabilitation in the community. 

Northumberland Head Injuries Service offers a range of services for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury.  This includes working with the patient and their families and carers to develop individual rehab plans to help people make the best possible recovery following a brain Injury.  The team is made up of therapists, community practitioners and a consultant in rehabilitation medicine but also has a peer supporter, someone with lived experience of brain injury who knows and understands what it is like to live with a brain injury. 

The service is available to Northumberland residents from the age of 16 years and above and takes a holistic approach offering support to the individual, their families and wider support networks.  

Shining a light on the remarkable impact Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) in the team have on the delivery of care and rehabilitation. Our work with a client has been please use the link to read more recognised by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).  

Hope after Traumatic Brain Injury:  

Please see a short film below made by people who have used our service and their families describing their experiences of living with a brain injury 

How to make a referral to Northumberland Head Injuries service

Please see our how to refer page for full details.