The Lancet: Nerve transfer surgery restores hand function and elbow extension in 13 young adults with complete paralysis

13 young adults with tetraplegia are able to feed themselves, hold a drink, brush their teeth, and write as a result of a novel surgical technique which connects functioning nerves with injured nerves to restore power in paralysed muscles Nerve transfer surgery has enabled 13 young adults with complete paralysis to regain movement and function…

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More money, skills and knowledge needed for social prescribing to serve as route into work

New funding, greater expertise and wider awareness in the system – and beyond – are needed to embed work outcomes into social prescribing practice. A new report from The Work Foundation, Embedding Work and Related Outcomes into Social Prescribing: Overcoming Challenges and Maximising Opportunities, says social prescribing can be an effective means of integrating people…

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