Brain injury services need separate funding

AS members of psychological services working with Headway, the National Association for Brain Injury, we noted with interest Evelyn Ring’s article (June 28)on acquired brain injury (ABI) funding.

Ms Ring outlined the dearth of extra funding available to ABI service providers. Virtually all health service providers will be looking to Health Minister Mary Harney for an increase in funding; no doubt, prioritising such funds is a challenging job.

Currently, ABI is not funded as a disability in its own right; rather it shares core funding with other health conditions.