Edinburgh Headway Group

Supporting adults with acquired brain injuries and their families for over 42 years.

Headway Edinburgh Group is a registered charity, supporting the people with the brain injury as well as their family and carers.

For the last 40 years, we have provided information, support and services to people with brain injury and their families and carers.

As a specialist organisation based in Edinburgh, supporting the longer term needs of people with a brain injury after discharge from hospital, the demand for our service continues to grow. We work closely with the Scottish Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Edinburgh hospitals including the Robert Ferguson Unit at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, GPs and social workers to identify those individuals and families who need our support.

All of our work is aimed at helping adults with acquired brain injuries (our members), their carers and their families.

Within our premises there is wide range of rehabilitation activities through our Day Support. We provide activities from Monday-Thursday in our large recreational rehab suite and well equipped gymnasium, as well as running regular outings.

It is important to us that the family members and friends of our members are also supported. We run a Carer Support program which provides support to those who are caring for a relative or friend with a brain injury through social, information and peer support events.

We also work closely with families to ensure they are well supported.