Headway North Staffordshire

Who we are

Headway North Staffordshire was founded in the mid-1980s and became a charitable Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) in 1999. It is a well-respected patient support organisation working with people affected by brain injury as a result of trauma or stroke. Our key operations are:

1. The provision of rehabilitation services and activities at Headway House for people affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) and their families and carers
2. Outreach to people affected by ABI and their families and carers
3. Provision of various therapies to people affected by ABI
4. Other related projects as funding permits

Our culture and values

Our vision is of a future in which people affected by acquired brain injury receive all the care and support they need and can regain their quality of life, and our mission is to do what we can to achieve this, working with those affected, their families, healthcare professionals and statutory providers, in North Staffordshire.

Five guiding principles underpin thinking and planning at the charity:

We will not grow for growths sake, but only for the benefit of our service users
We will always be at least part led by people affected by ABI or their families
We will collaborate or signpost; we will not duplicate good work done elsewhere
We will operate best business and employer practices, whilst retaining third sector ethos
We will not do for someone what we can empower them to do for themselves

Our stated values underpin the way we work to deliver our objective. We will:

Have TRUST in our cause, our community, our principles, and our people
Deliver EQUITY and inclusivity for everyone involved, and in every respect
Have AMBITION to give people affected by ABI the best quality of life we can
Be FRIENDLY and collaborative with everyone we work with

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

HNS is an equal opportunities employer.