People with SCI and PP experience a range of barriers from mainstream services. These can be understood as capacity gaps in the areas of knowledge, attitude, policy and, most frequently, infrastructure and resources. This report highlights the priorities for action, as well as the inter-relationship between inadequate capacity areas.

In 2014–15, 264 newly incident cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register.

Between 2008–09 and 2012–13, just over 1,200 people aged 15 and older sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in Australia, and were admitted to a specialist spinal unit.

This paper aims to enhance understanding of the features of optimal return to work practices following traumatic brain and spinal cord injury and identify barriers and facilitators to their implementation.

Outlines a vision, purpose, priorities and eight overarching objectives to help ensure the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for people with spinal cord impairment, enhancing their quality of life and ability to participate in society. Introduction Spinal cord impairment (SCI) is rare but complex. Every year in New Zealand approximately 80 to 130 people...