As one of England largest independent care providers, we are proud to announce our corporate membership with Headway – the national brain injury association – joining a community of organisations committed to improving life for people after traumatic injury. According to Headway, someone is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury every 90 seconds – in 2023–24 alone admissions equated to:
Yet for many survivors, leaving hospital marks the beginning of a new struggle: a fragmented, inconsistent and often inadequate system of community rehabilitation and support. Headway was founded in the belief that every survivor deserves better and has spent decades fighting to make that a reality.
Richard Wood, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Headway UK, said:
Behind every one of those 335,000 admissions is a person and a family whose life has changed in an instant. At Headway, we believe passionately that every brain injury survivor deserves access to the support they need, no matter where they live. We warmly welcome Agincare’s corporate membership and look forward to working together in support of our shared mission.
Shared values, aligned objectives
Headway’s 2024 manifesto, From Awareness to Action, calls for an end to the neurorehabilitation postcode lottery, investment in local brain injury reablement services, and a reform of social care to make it equitable and sustainable. This is a conviction backed by the evidence that timely, specialist support can be transformative for survivors and their families.
These are causes Agincare shares wholeheartedly. Our Complex Injury Partnership Programme, a nationwide specialist service built around a single coordinating partner, is a practical expression of those very same values: ensuring that no brain injury survivor falls through the gaps. It provides a single, accountable care partner from rapid post-discharge mobilisation through rehabilitation and into long-term support. By becoming a corporate member of Headway, Agincare is lending its voice and resources to the wider effort to secure better outcomes for brain injury survivors across the country.
Raina Summerson, Chief Executive Officer, Agincare:
We are proud to become a corporate member of Headway and to lend our support to such important work. Headway’s vision of a world where every brain injury survivor can access the right care and support, wherever they live, is one Agincare shares completely.
Through our Complex Injury Partnership Programme networks, we see the difference that coordinated, specialist care can make to people on their journey from injury to independence. We look forward to working alongside Headway to help make that difference felt more widely.
Closing the gap
Agincare’s Complex Injury Partnership Programme has long championed this joined-up philosophy. While case managers and legal professionals lead the broader coordination, our programme bridges the gap that often exists between discharge and real life. It connects families, clinical teams and wider support around the person to help ensuring that care never becomes a barrier to the life they want to live. Care packages can be in place within 48 hours, with same-day starts for urgent cases.
From Injury to Independence
As part of the partnership, Tara Doel from Headway Southampton and Wessex, and Ben Bourne (both pictured below, who draws on the charity’s services, were key speakers at Agincare’s event ‘From Injury to Independence’ at Southampton Football Club. The event featured Raina Summerson plus professionals covering the wider pathway following injury, including from Air Ambulance emergency response, Circle Health Group, Bevan Brittan, Circle Case Management and others.
Following the success of their first seminar Agincare is hosting further events focused on complex injury support:
- From Injury to Independence (September 2026)
- The Family Journey after Injury: (11 November 2026)
A national framework that confirms what we already do
Agincare looks forward to supporting Headway’s work and to playing its part in creating a better future for brain injury survivors. Through its corporate membership, Agincare will contribute to Headway’s campaigns, raise awareness of brain injury among its own networks, and help champion improved rehabilitation, care and support for all those affected.
The relationship also creates a meaningful connection for the families that we support, linking them with Headway’s national network of groups, its free helpline and wealth of information resources.
About Agincare
Agincare was founded in 1986, Agincare is one of England’s largest family-owned care providers, operating services from 170 locations with over 5,500 team members nationwide. Our Complex Injury Partnership Programme (CIPP) is designed specifically for case managers, legal professionals, insurers and commissioners seeking a clinically robust, operationally reliable partner for clients living with traumatic or life-changing injury. We work alongside partners to stabilise provision, reduce friction and help them navigate complex case demands effectively. The programme combines our local support teams with its strength as a national organisation, ensuring high quality, consistent and dependable support for both professional partners and those who draw who ultimately draw on our services.
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