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Headway Services open for New Year

Headway Suffolk would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year! As we enter 2023, here’s a reminder of Headway Suffolk’s rehab services we are supporting our clients with and we welcome new referrals: Ipswich Hub (Mon – Fri) Bury St Edmunds Hub (Tu, Th, Fr) ️Clinical Therapies ️Homecare ️Community Support ️Free Shop […]

Christmas closure dates – see you in 2023!

Headway Suffolk would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all your support in 2022.   Our opening days over the festive period are as follows:   December  Monday 26th – closed Tuesday 27th – closed Wednesday 28th – Ipswich OPEN, Bury closed Thursday 29th – OPEN […]

Pepper the Robot to showcase skills at Headway Conference

Pepper, the humanoid robot from Robots of London, will be showcasing its capabilities at Headway Suffolk’s Conference on 17 May 2023 at Kesgrave Conference and Community Centre. Standing at under 4 foot tall, Pepper is the first robot with the ability to recognise principal human emotions as well as being able to adapt his own […]

Read our Autumn/Winter Newsletter

Our Autumn/Winter Newsletter is here for the festive season. Inside you’ll find updates on CQC Outstanding rating, Neuro Centre update, Conference 2023, 12 Miles of Christmas, Visit to Nancy Oldfield Trust, Support our Family Carers, December events and fundraising. Read the newsletter here: www.headwaysuffolk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Newsletter-AutumnWinter-2022_23.pdf Sign up to receive future newsletters and updates from Headway Suffolk: […]

Baroness Murphy keynote speaker at Conference

Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy of Aldgate, will be a keynote speaker at Headway Suffolk’s Conference on 17 May 2023, which will take place at Kesgrave Conference and Community Centre. The conference will focus on living positively with a disability and will feature speakers throughout the day giving presentations on a range of subjects around this. […]

Council to help develop Stephen Hawking Neuro Centre

Ipswich Borough Council is set to help Headway Suffolk to develop the Stephen Hawking Neuro Centre at Mansbrook Boulevard, Ravenswood. The Centre, set to offer dedicated respite provision for people living with a neurological condition or brain injury, will be specialist supported accommodation provided in Ipswich. Councillor Martin Cook, Ipswich Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for […]

Support for Family Carers programme

Support for Family Carers programme is initiated and designed to take the needs of family carers who live with us in the community. Family carers find that their lives change in an instance as a brain injury and stroke can happen without warning. They will have to give up employment and hobbies in order to […]

Headway Suffolk rated Outstanding by CQC

Headway Suffolk, a local charity that supports people with acquired brain injury and neurological conditions, is very proud to announce that at its recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection it was rated as outstanding. For caring and well-led it was rated as outstanding, while for safe, effective and responsive it was rated good. Headway Suffolk […]

Mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Headway Suffolk shares the nation’s sadness at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As a mark of respect, our hubs and community support services will be closed on 19 September. [ image: Royal Family ]

Dementia Social Support Groups in September

Headway Suffolk runs three monthly social support groups for adults living with dementia. The groups provide stimulating and engaging activities, such as indoor games, cognitive exercises, discussions and social interaction. Fish and chips lunch and refreshments are also provided, The person with dementia must be supported by a carer. We have unfortunately closed the Martlesham […]