Funding Guidelines/Placements

Full-time Residential Placements

The Brain Injury Centre is open for 48 weeks a year; closing for the Easter week, Late Spring Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday week and between Christmas and New Year.

Funding for a placement at the Brain Injury Centre is primarily provided by Primary Care Trusts, Local County Councils, Private Sources, Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA), or a combination of these depending on individual need.  Primary Care Trusts and Local County Councils will normally undertake an assessment of need prior to agreeing to fund the placement.

The YPLA will consider an application from a Client’s Career Advisor, where the client is aged between 16 and 25, taking into account the age at which they were affected by their disability and the amount of previous relevant further education they have received. The YPLA will need to be satisfied that the educational facilities available in the client’s local area are not adequate to meet the client’s needs.  The YPLA will not fund the preliminary two-day assessment.

Some clients’ funding is made available from interim payments or settlements of compensation claims following an accident; funding may also be made available from the Criminal Injuries Authority or other private sources.

Day Placements

Referrals can be made for Day Placements at the Centre, with funding arrangements similar to those for Residential placements.

Contact details for referrals:

Valerie Foxwell (Placements Manager)
QEF Neuro Rehabilitation Services, Brain Injury Centre
Banstead Place
Park Road
Banstead
Surrey
SM7 3EE

Direct Line: 01737 858920     Email:  valerie.foxwell@qef.org.uk
Fax: 01737 359467