Ben Townsend

Chronic job stress can cause damage to your brain, but six steps can help you to protect it. #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/43W

The appointment of Donna Ockenden to chair the Leeds Maternity Services Independent Review represents another significant development in efforts to address long standing failures in NHS maternity services. stewarts.smh.re/43S

The Feb 26 interim report of the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, provides more than an assessment of pressures in maternity services in England. It offers an opportunity to reflect on how organisations respond to risk and harm. stewarts.smh.re/43J

Eye movement tests may detect brain changes in military veterans more than a decade after concussion, according to new research. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/432

Domestic Abuse charity Refuge have released a video as part of Refuge’s International Women’s Day campaign, "Home is Where the Hurt is", which aims to raise awareness of the dangers women face behind closed doors. stewarts.smh.re/42-

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is clearly linked to dementia in people exposed to repetitive head impacts, new research has found. #BrainInjury #TBI stewarts.smh.re/42m

As automated vehicles edge closer to UK roads, public confidence will depend on safety, accountability and transparency. Stewarts has contributed detailed recommendations on how the regulatory framework can protect road users and injured parties. stewarts.smh.re/42k

New research indicates that computer exercises improve the brain’s pathways after a traumatic brain injury. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/42c

Which treatments are effective for fatigue after traumatic brain injury? A limited study, but may be of interest to those working with brain injury survivors. #BrainInjury #TBI stewarts.smh.re/42Z

Welcome Alexandra Winch and Richard Lodge, newly appointed partners in our Medical Negligence practice in London. stewarts.smh.re/42Q

This remains a long way from a cure for spinal cord injury. However, in eye-catching new research a tiny lab grown spinal cord was used to show that a cutting edge molecular therapy may help repair devastating spinal injuries. #SCI stewarts.smh.re/42K

Two Japanese boxers have died within days of each other after sustaining brain injuries in separate bouts on the same fight card. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/42E

An inquest into the death of Chanel Thompson has found that inadequate mental health monitoring was a factor in her death in 2025. The Coroner concluded that Chanel died of pneumonia secondary to suffering a brain injury caused by a cardiac arrest. stewarts.smh.re/41f

Ladders and the elderly - a medical view about the statistics and risks. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/41W

New research is testing whether fresh frozen plasma, a component of donated blood already used in hospitals, can help protect the brain when given in the hours immediately following a traumatic injury. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/41S

With all eyes on the ongoing Winter Olympics, two concussion experts discuss how researchers have changed concussion treatment worldwide, what parents and athletes need to know about the condition and where the field is headed. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/41K

We have extraordinary talent at @StewartsLawLLP , but it is well illustrated by our two newest partners, joining the Leeds medical negligence team. Iain Dodd and Guy Pomphrey are hugely talented lawyers adding real heft to the injury teams in Leeds. stewarts.smh.re/41H

Does it matter whether claimants across the UK receive consistent compensation for the losses they will incur for the rest of their lives? My @StewartsLawLLP colleague Julian Chamberlayne explains how this can be achieved and why this is important here. stewarts.smh.re/41C

When I say that @StewartsLawLLP is at the cutting edge of litigation, I really mean it! Stewarts has been recognised by Solomonic as one of the leading firms involved in the most closely followed High Court litigation cases of 2025. stewarts.smh.re/40z

Paper giving advice to GPs about management of post-concussion neuropsychological symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury in adults. #TBI #BrainInjury stewarts.smh.re/40v