Driving impact…
so that family members’ needs are recognised and met
Anchor Point was formed in June 2020 in response to a lack of understanding and support for families after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). Anchor Point exists because families continue to be re-traumatised by their experiences within both health and social care systems and wider society because their needs are often ignored or misunderstood. Despite the decades of research that show why it is important to support families after ABI system wide change has been slow to materialise.
Our strength is in our collective voice of leading experts and strategic influencers. Between us we have a compassionate insight and understanding of the complexity of brain injury and the impact of this on the family. Through our dedication, commitment, and passion we have a unique opportunity to amplify pockets of excellence and be advocates of change by influencing practice, policy and research. We will do this in partnership with existing services, stakeholders, and communities, working together for the benefit of all society.
Meet the team
Co-Chairs
Dr Charlie Whiffin RN PhD
Professor of Nursing University of Derby
Visiting researcher University of Cambridge
@CJWhiffin
c.whiffin@derby.ac.uk
Dr Alyson Norman PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology University of Plymouth
@dralysonnorman
alyson.norman@plymouth.ac.uk
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Sue Jackson
Founding Member
Working Groups: Resarch; Lives; Strategy
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Audrey Daisley
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Tracy Norris-Evans
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Fergus Gracey
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Vicky Gilman
Ambassador
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Emma Morris
Founding member
Working Groups: Strategy
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Lisa Turan
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Natasha Felles
Working groups: Research
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Chloe Hayward
Founding member
Ambassador
Working groups: Policy
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Sara Rose
Working groups: Research; Lives; Practice
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Amy Megan Harrison
Working groups: Practice
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Trevor Greenaway
Working groups: Lives; Research
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Jo Clark Wilson
Ambassador
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Luke Griggs
Ambassador
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Sarah Haworth
Working Groups: Policy
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Marcela Flores Newburn
Ambassador
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Giles Yeates
Ambassador
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Andrea Pickering
Working Groups: Research, Lives
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Lynn Grayson
Working Groups: Research
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Valentina Curro
Working Groups: Research
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Kirsty Simpson
Working Groups: Research, Practice
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Mariann Kovacs
Working Groups: Research
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Joshua Deacon
Working Groups: Research
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Jill Kelter
Working Groups: Research
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Sally List
Working Groups: Research
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Gerard Riley
Working Groups: Research
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Jocelyne Kenny
Working Groups: Research
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Sophie Rugg-Gunn
Working Groups: Research
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Joanna Fletcher-Smith
Working Groups: Research
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Nils Rickardsson
Working Groups: Research
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Melanie Hobbs
Working Groups: Research
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Stella Kerins
Working Groups: Research, Policy
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Sabha Nisar
Working Groups: Research
Anchor Point is a membership organisation with seven working groups and a reporting committee.
We have an open and inclusive membership. We consider someone to be a member if they have signed up to our mailing list and support our vision and mission.
If members want to get more involved they can join a working group. By joining a working group they are making a commitment to the activities of this group and will contribute to achieving the group’s strategic objective.
Working groups
…for the family R.I.P.P.L.E.S
Research
Information
Policy
Practice
Lives
Education
Strategy
Why not get involved in one of our working groups and see what you can do to drive change?
Ambassadors
Ambassadors play an active role in increasing the reach and influence of our organisation but can not commit their time on a more formal basis.
Want to become a member? Sign up to our mailing list today.
anchorpoint@ukabif.org.uk