News & Events

This week we are celebrating our Managing Director, Remi Katsande’s, 10-year anniversary at Peartree House.

Remi is a highly qualified healthcare professional with many years’ experience of working within services providing care and rehabilitation to people with very complex needs. Here at Peartree he has overseen a sustained period of improvements in meeting regulatory requirements and growth of the service.

Remi said: “I am thrilled to have reached this landmark. After 10 years I still look forward to getting up and coming to work because of the amazing job satisfaction I get from seeing people with very complex neuro disabilities do so well from the care and rehabilitation we provide. We couldn’t do this without the incredible team I work with both in our inpatient and community services. I am grateful to them and am lucky to have such a dedicated team of experts.”

All the team and clients came together to see the Chairman say a few words of appreciation for the fantastic job Remi has done and his huge passion for Peartree. ... See more

James Horsburgh, Senior Physiotherapist at Peartree, is currently completing his Basic Bobath Course. The Bobath concept is a problem solving approach to those with neurological impairments following brain injury, giving clinicians a different view on assessing and treating those with complex rehabilitation needs.

James is working hard to ensure the treatment he provides at Peartree is of the highest quality, and attending specialist courses is a way he continues to develop his clinical ability to be help his patients achieve their goals.

He is looking forward to passing on some of the new skills he has gained to the rest of the team at Peartree once he has completed the course in January. ... See more

A big welcome to our Phystiotherapy students joining us from the Universities of Southampton and Winchester for their placements. Also a big welcome to our Itchen College Health and Social care student.

Whilst placements are formal agreements arranged via the University or College, we are always happy to hear from students looking for specialist placements to meet personal/study objectives.

Get in touch with the manager to find out more. ... See more

We are excited to have concluded plans to take student nurses from Bournemouth University with the first placements in February 2020.

This amazing opportunity will help develop the next generation of neurorehabilitation nurses particularly as this is not a route taken by many nurses. Our observation is that most nurses who come to work in neurorehabilitaion settings do not have previous experience in this specialist area even from when they were students.

Looking forward to doing our bit to make neurorehabilitation an exciting option when they qualify. ... See more

Today is the day we are holding our #CBITGloWeek cake sale.

Our staff will be raising money for the Child Brain Injury Trust with an amazing cake sale and dying t-shirts in bright and bold colours event.

We see the devastating effects brain injuries have on the person, family and wider community, hence our commitment to raising awareness and funds to support this important campaign. ... See more

We are pleased to be raising awareness of GloWeek to help highlight road safety across the UK.

#GloWeek Campaign is about 'being seen not hurt'. Many of our clients at Peartree House have sustained life-changing brain injuries due to road accidents, so this is a cause close to our heart.

Our rescheduled awareness session will be on 6th November. We will have an amazing cake sale to raise money for the Child Brain Injury Trust. All are welcome!

PS- We’ll be easy to spot as each member of staff will be dressed in high-vis clothing, which is just one way in which YOU can improve road safety… ... See more

Nurse and Rehab Support Workers play a vital role alongside therapists in providing excellent MDT based neurorehabilitation and complex care.

To enhance skills, we are pleased to have completed a comprehensive training programme in acquired brain injury for all Nurses and Rehab Support Workers which was facilitated by Miranda Gardner, Head Injury Specialist Nurse at Wessex Neurological Unit Southampton General.

We were lucky to have Miranda design and facilitate this programme as we could not find off the shelf courses. Our experience is that more needs to be done around this important area so we can further develop the expertise of nurses and support workers working in #neurorehabilitation.

Please share any brain injury courses you know of.

#stroke #acquiredbraininjury. ... See more

We were thrilled to give Robin a big sent off when he was discharged after 3 months of intensive rehabilitation at Peartree House.

As a special thank you to the staff at Peartree who helped with his rapid recovery, Robin gifted us a special personalised cake which went down well.

All the best to Robin as he settles back at home! ... See more

We have learned that military veterans with certain mental health conditions have an increased risk of stroke. This is according to a US study stating depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder increase the risk of stroke and other health issues. ... See more

Evidence is mounting towards outdoor activity being an effective tool for recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Some with TBI experience depression, psychomotor slowness and loneliness.

Studies on the benefits of outdoor activity in addressing problems associated with TBI point to improvements in self-esteem, self-confidence, increased control, memory and planning.

What would be your activity of choice for recovery from TBI? ... See more