10th November 2023
Written by JJ Wellock, Assistant Psychologist. What is the Rookwood Driving Battery (RDB)? A popular and easily administered predictor of driving ability for those with general neurological conditions. Taking only 30-40 minutes to complete, it is ideal for people who suffer from cognitive fatigue; it is economically friendly and accessible to those with physical conditions. More…
14th July 2023
Written by Olivia Fretwell, Assistant Psychologist. In honour of Samaritan’s annual ‘Talk to Us’ campaign throughout July, this blog will discuss the heart-breaking and complex issue of suicidality in our population, whilst remaining focused on those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). As defined by Headway, TBI is trauma to the brain, caused More…
6th June 2023
Written by JJ Wellock and Cian Hancock, Assistant Psychologists. There is nothing more beautiful than hearing your baby’s cry for the first time. It is the true realisation that you are now a parent and your whole life has just changed forever. Although, skip a few days ahead and that cry has you googling “when More…
28th April 2023
Written By Olivia Fretwell, Assistant Psychologist. Back in 2020, following the immediate impact of Covid-19, I spoke with Fran Hill, Founder and Director of South Coast Fatigue (SCF) where there was much uncertainty, specifically surrounding long covid and fatigue (https://psychologychartered.co.uk/blog/the-clinical-challenges-of-fatigue/). More recently I had the opportunity to speak with Liz Toy, SCF’s Business Manager and More…
29th November 2022
Written by Caitlin Thompson, Assistant Psychologist. On 24th November 2022, Richard, Laura, and Caitlin from the Psychology Chartered team attended a conference in Bristol hosted by Enable Law and 3Hub on the importance of professional collaboration when working with complex clients involved in litigation. The diverse speakers and audience included solicitors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, More…
30th September 2022
Written by Oliva Fretwell, Assistant Psychologist. Eleanor Longden, survivor and founder of the Hearing Voices Network, used this phrase in 2012 which captured the state of the mental health industry. This reflected her own mental health battle, and the immense turmoil, mistreatment, and stigma that she, alongside millions of others, had to endure. After Eleanor More…
31st March 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t.” This is directly quoted from Piers Morgan’s Instagram, posted on the 10th March 2021; here, he is re-iterating and making it clear that he didn’t believe More…
17th February 2021
Written by Olivia Fretwell In our last blog post, we discussed Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This is defined by the NHS (2018) as a disorder of “medically unexplained symptoms”. Symptoms may be for example sensory loss, tremors, paralysis or even non-epileptic attacks/seizures. These are caused by the malfunctioning of the nervous system; the nervous system More…
24th December 2020
Written by Olivia Fretwell. There is an ever increasing body of research surrounding the link between playing contact sport and going on to develop Dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases later in life, especially in sports such as rugby, football and American football. After reading Steve Thompson’s moving interview in The Times, I wanted to find More…
2nd December 2020
Written by Olivia Fretwell. I had the opportunity to speak with Fran Hill who is the Founder and Director of South Coast Fatigue. They are an independent specialist fatigue management service. She provided a very insightful overview of what they offer, who and how they treat clients, as well as how they have More…