That the Parliament marks Action for Brain Injury Week, taking place from 19 to 25 May 2025; commends this year’s campaign, On a Good Day, to show the fluctuating and unpredictable nature of brain injury, highlighting the gap between capabilities on a good day versus on a bad day; recognises Headway, the brain injury association’s survey of survivors and carers, which found that fatigue, memory, anxiety and concentration are reported to be the most commonly fluctuating effects of brain injury; understands that, according to the survey, factors that contributed to a good day included improved effects of brain injury, having a healthy lifestyle, routine and having control, the occurrence of positive events and socialising, and, conversely, factors that contributed to a bad day included struggling with the effects of brain injury, social pressures, changes in routine and lifestyle factors; notes the survey findings that 80% of survivors and 84% of carers feel low in mood on a survivor’s bad day, while 80% of survivors and 91% of carers feel good on a survivor’s good day, demonstrating the fluctuating nature of brain injury; further notes that, according to the survey, 86% of survivors and 78% of carers find working or studying difficult on a survivor’s bad day, while 62% of survivors and 78% of carers find work or studying easier on a survivor’s good day, and welcomes the work of local Headway charities and volunteer-led branches across Scotland and the rest of the UK with services, including brain injury rehabilitation programmes, carer support, social re-integration, community outreach and respite care.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackie Dunbar, Tim Eagle, Kenneth Gibson, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Tess White, Brian Whittle