The NeuroRehabilitation OnLine team, based at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded a 12-month grant to continue its work on digital neurological rehabilitation.
Lancaster University researchers have been awarded a new 12-month grant to expand their work on digital neurological rehabilitation.
The NeuroRehabilitation OnLine (NROL) team, based at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, was originally developed during the pandemic, by brain injury charity SameYou, in partnership with University College Hospital London. It delivers cognitive, communication and physical therapy via video calls and was subsequently rolled out across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
New funding from a Small Business Research Initiative Healthcare competition will now support the expansion of the NROL model across Cheshire and Merseyside and help improve the digital platform for patients while enabling more people to benefit from the service.
Life after stroke
The funding will enable enhanced collaboration between clinicians, health leaders from Lancashire and South Cumbria, Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Systems, Lancaster University, technology partners ELAROs, SameYou and Health Innovation North West Coast. The competition was launched in July 2024 and was open to organisations involved in projects which support early diagnosis, rehabilitation and life after stroke.
“This project is a vital step in strengthening the future of stroke and neurological services and expanding access to high-quality rehabilitation,” said Louise Connell, professor of allied health rehabilitation at Lancaster University.
“With joint roles between the NHS and Lancaster University, our work on this project is focused on generating robust evidence to support implementation while ensuring telerehabilitation is embedded within routine care.”
NROL has been recommended and supported in the recent Stroke Association: 10-Year Health Plan.
