Advancements in Spinal Cord Injury Research with Nigel Henderson
07/22/23 • 39 min
In this enlightening discussion, host Dr Ram Hariharan, a consultant at the Princess Royal Spinal Cord Surgery Centre in Sheffield and Chair of the UK Spinal Cord Surgery Research Network, speaks with Mr Nigel Henderson, a former consultant at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and later the clinical director of the National Spinal Injury Centre. He was appointed Clinical Director of the NSIC for 5 years before his retirement from the NHS in 2018. This gave him the opportunity for closer involvement in developing spinal cord injury services locally and nationally. He served as a member, then chair, of the Spinal Cord Injury Committee of the NHS England Spinal Services Group concerned with service organisation, specification and commissioning.
He maintains his involvement with spinal cord injury as a Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research (SMSR) Trustee, and the SMSR's work is discussed in this episode.
Mr Henderson explains the grant application process, providing valuable insights and guidance on securing funding for impactful research projects and that The SMSR prioritises funding research projects with the potential to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injuries. There is also great importance placed on reaching out to international researchers whilst investing in UK research. The Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research charity has evolved to focus on fundamental research topics impacting SCI patients’ quality of life: neuropathic pain management, UTI prevention, assistive technology and pressure ulcers.
We hope you enjoy listening.
The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies.
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The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally".
Contact us directly with any questions or comments at [email protected]
In this enlightening discussion, host Dr Ram Hariharan, a consultant at the Princess Royal Spinal Cord Surgery Centre in Sheffield and Chair of the UK Spinal Cord Surgery Research Network, speaks with Mr Nigel Henderson, a former consultant at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and later the clinical director of the National Spinal Injury Centre. He was appointed Clinical Director of the NSIC for 5 years before his retirement from the NHS in 2018. This gave him the opportunity for closer involvement in developing spinal cord injury services locally and nationally. He served as a member, then chair, of the Spinal Cord Injury Committee of the NHS England Spinal Services Group concerned with service organisation, specification and commissioning.
He maintains his involvement with spinal cord injury as a Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research (SMSR) Trustee, and the SMSR's work is discussed in this episode.
Mr Henderson explains the grant application process, providing valuable insights and guidance on securing funding for impactful research projects and that The SMSR prioritises funding research projects with the potential to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injuries. There is also great importance placed on reaching out to international researchers whilst investing in UK research. The Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research charity has evolved to focus on fundamental research topics impacting SCI patients’ quality of life: neuropathic pain management, UTI prevention, assistive technology and pressure ulcers.
We hope you enjoy listening.
The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies.
You can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally".
Contact us directly with any questions or comments at [email protected]
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The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally".
Contact us directly with any questions or comments at [email protected]
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The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies.
You can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally".
Contact us directly with any questions or comments at [email protected]
SCI Care: What Really Matters - Advancements in Spinal Cord Injury Research with Nigel Henderson
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Hello everyone , welcome to this episode of the fourth series of the Spinal Cord Care what Really Matters . I'm the host . My name is Dr Ram Hariharan . I'm a consultant working at the Princess Royal Spinal Cord surgery centre at Sheffield in the UK . I'm also the chair of the UK Spinal Cord surgery research network and I work very closely with researchers , which is one of the r
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