Wednesday, 26th November, 2025
Understanding Dysphagia What is dysphagia? Dysphagia is a term for difficulties with chewing or swallowing food and fluids. Dysphagia is common after brain injury. For some people it improves during early recovery, though for others it can last months or become a...
Wednesday, 26th November, 2025
Christmas can be a stressful time for many people for many reasons. For unpaid carers, the challenges of looking after someone, combined with the additional pressures of Christmas, can be extra challenging. Julie King, our Family Support Officer shares her top tips...
Wednesday, 24th September, 2025
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...
Friday, 22nd August, 2025
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...
Thursday, 14th August, 2025
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....
