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Consumers with traumatic brain injury are seeing improved wait times for rehabilitation in the community, thanks to a recently completed quality improvement project. Along with sector partners including ACC, Active+, Middlemore Hospital, AUT and our own concussion service, we worked together to assess and improve access to community rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury when people leave… Continue reading Working collaboratively to improve outcomes for the brain injured

One year ago, Jordan sustained a moderate traumatic brain injury from an assault and nine months later, he completed his first half marathon. Neither of these situations was on Jordan’s radar, but when he was discharged from the hospital, he knew he wanted to make the most of his life.  Jordan was admitted to Auckland… Continue reading Jordan’s story

There is considerable concern about the way rugby has changed physically in the last 20 years, alongside increasing awareness of the impact of multiple head knocks and concussions in training and games. During this recent test series between Ireland and the All Blacks, multiple players were sent off due to concussion and head knock concerns. One… Continue reading Rugby and Brain Injury

As Aotearoa is about to have the first official public holiday to celebrate Matariki, the ABI team have also been holding some events to learn more about the significance of Matariki and also celebrate together.   A series of small TED Talk sessions have occured during June led by Te Rina, Māori Development Manager and… Continue reading Mānawatia o Matariki – Happy Matariki from ABI 

What is the most precious thing for ABI? It is our people. It is ABI’s goal and intention to ensure we are a supportive, inclusive organisation where our team can bring their best selves to work so they can do their best mahi. Wellbeing is vitally important, both physical and psychological wellbeing and we all… Continue reading Team wellbeing 

This week is National Aotearoa Psychology Week, and we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank all of ABI Rehab’s psychologists for the incredible mahi you do for ABI across the motu.  Assessments, interventions, therapy, behaviour support, risk management, supporting the rest of the rehabilitation team, we are so grateful. Psychology has such… Continue reading National Aotearoa Psychology Week 2022

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12th, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Today we focus on ABI’s nurses and in particular profile ABI’s Brain Injury Nurse Specialists. All of ABI’s nurses play an integral part of ABI’s leadership and rehabilitation service delivery. ABI has a team of almost 50 nurses who… Continue reading International Nurses Day May  12th 2022

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. In New Zealand there are approximately 32,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) per year (based on reported ACC claims). About 2,000 of the 32,000 TBI’s are in the moderate to severe range. Many of those that have a brain injury of this severity will have some long term, possibly lifelong impairments.… Continue reading Brain Injury Awareness Month – Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

ABI has a large community services team in Auckland and recently made the shift across central Auckland from Grafton to Epsom. The team had been at Grafton, across the road from Auckland Hospital for over 10 years but due to growth in the team and the number of services on offer, a new site was… Continue reading ABI Community Services team shifts from Grafton to Epsom