Originally promised by the previous government in November 2021, the then brain injury strategy, was beset with delays though it was picked up by the new government, pledging the publication of an Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan in 2025.
Last December, the then Minister responsible for ABI, Ashley Dalton, confirmed yet another delay, but committed to publishing the plan by the end of June 2026. That deadline has now passed, with no update on when survivors and carers can expect the action plan.
Headway UK has been raising the urgent challenges faced by survivors and independent Headway charities, calling on the Government to include meaningful, practical support.
Headway UK’s Director of Communications, Colin Morris, said:
“Another missed deadline means more uncertainty for brain injury survivors and their families, and further pressure on services already at breaking point.
“Local Headway charities are under immense strain, with seven forced to close in the past three years alone. These are frontline services people rely on, yet too many are being pushed to the brink while they wait for support that never quite arrives.”
“The government must now treat this as a priority, because every delay has real consequences, and survivors need support now.”
Headway UK will continue to work with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on brain injury, our Parliamentary Champions and other brain injury charities to push the government on this urgent matter.
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