Opening a call for evidence this month, the Ministry of Justice is exploring alternative options to the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR), a system used by courts to assess the size of a lump sum awarded to individuals in significant personal injury cases. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, […]
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has rejected a temporary concussion substitute trial in the Premier League next season following a meeting at Wembley. The trial, proposed by the world players’ union, Fifpro, and the World Leagues Forum, was set to include the Premier League, Ligue 1 in France, and Major […]
In January, NRC Medical Experts is hosting an online seminar for clinical colleagues, solicitors, case managers, and associated professionals interested in understanding more about the importance of considering mental capacity as part of the medico-legal assessment process. Lead by Huw Ponting, Partner at Enable Law with NRC Founder, Dr Edmund […]
The NRC Medical Experts team meets annually to choose our festive charity for December. Instead of sending Christmas cards to our stakeholders and partners, we take the opportunity to learn about, celebrate, and share a different charity supporting people with neurological injuries and disabilities.’ This year, we’re supporting SameYou, a […]
Groundbreaking research by the .NeuroRestore centre, published in Nature, has identified the neurons responsible for paralysis recovery. Nine patients with complete or severe lower body paralysis regained or improved their ability to walk following targeted electrical stimulation of specific neurons, first identified in mice. Experts have long used electrical stimulation […]
On 22 October, speakers from across the neurorehabilitation sector explored this topic in a roundtable panel discussion with attendee Q&A. Chaired by Dr Edmund Bonikowski, Founder of NRC Medical Experts, the panel included Director Solicitor Jemma Morland of EMG Solicitors, Dr Koko Naing, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine & Neuropsychiatry, and Dr Rebecca Brady, GP […]
About this event Mental health changes are very common following a brain injury – indeed, research has show that 1 in 5 survivors of TBI report mental health difficulties. In this webinar, our speakers will explore mental health and brain injury, and the difficulties in navigating services following a brain […]
Research from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre has revealed that neurological and psychiatric diagnoses are more common after COVID-19 infection. Using data from the US-based TriNetX electronic health record network of 1.25 million people following diagnosed […]
Over the last several years, the use of the recreational drug nitrous oxide – also known as ‘nos’, laughing gas, and balloons – has surged amongst younger people, with over half a million young people – almost 9% of 16-24-year-olds – reporting its use in the 2019/20 Crime Survey for […]
On 15 September 2022, Clarion’s Costs and Litigation Funding team is hosting a Clinical Negligence and Serious Injury Masterclass. NRC Medical Expert, Dr Julian Harriss, is presenting at the event. Dr Harriss will consider family matters following traumatic brain injury, and will discuss the impairments that result from a brain […]