Trustee Board Vacancies

Trustee Board Vacancies

Headway Tyneside is run by a voluntary board, who bring a wide range of skills and experience and a wealth of knowledge from working in the field of brain injury. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Trustee Board! Headway Tyneside helps people...
“Decaf by Default!” A simple change that can make a difference

“Decaf by Default!” A simple change that can make a difference

 Headway Tyneside was interested to read about a pilot study within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust exploring a change towards serving decaffeinated drinks. Across the trust’s hospitals, decaf drinks were available but not routinely offered to patients...
Your Personal Roadmap After Brain Injury – My Brain Star

Your Personal Roadmap After Brain Injury – My Brain Star

Headway Tyneside has launched ‘My Brain Star’ to support our members After a brain injury, it can be hard to tell how far you’ve come. My Brain Star is a tool that makes it easier — showing your progress, step by step, in a way that’s personal to you....
Understanding Benefits Changes

Understanding Benefits Changes

Julie King, Family Support Worker tells us about the latest updates to benefit changes and what you can do to understand your entitlements Planned cuts to Personal Independence Payment have been scrapped for now, but changes to Universal Credit are still on the way....
Understanding my brain injury: a free course

Understanding my brain injury: a free course

  Understanding my Brain Injury Headway Tyneside is happy to announce a free training course for Headway members. The course runs for five weeks. It is designed to increase your knowledge of brain injury and its effects and provide you with strategies to support you...
“Fun Fun Fun!” – Look Ahead in the North 2025

“Fun Fun Fun!” – Look Ahead in the North 2025

Look Ahead in the North (LAN) is a residential weekend taking place each year at The Calvert Trust, Kielder. The event sees members from all of the Northern branches of Headway come together to enjoy a weekend of activities and socialising.  In 2025 the event took...