Dear valued NBE members, All those aficionados of the workings of the Board and avid listeners to my chat from the chair will be aware we have been exploring the possibility of moving NBE from a non-profit membership association to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). It has taken over a year of work in the background, taking professional advice from lawyers and financial experts as well as utilising the expertise at Echo to get to the stage where this can now go ahead. We would id...

Dear NBE members, Our Annual General Meeting of NBE is to take place on the 3rd October at 12.30 2022 via Zoom. Our online voting is now open and will close on 29th September 2022 at 12.00.  To cast your vote online, please log in and go to the Conference 2022 menu on our home page and select 2022 AGM Online Voting. Please note that the agenda for the AGM, minutes of EGM of the 20th September 2021, copy of accounts and all forms and reports are available on our NBE members' forum under...

We are excited to announce the next webinar, in our NBE webinar series, "Behaviour that Challenges Moving and Handling" which will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday 31st August via Zoom. Webinar Learning Outcomes• This session aims to provide those attending with an overview of what challenging behaviour is and what it is not.• This session aims to provide those attending with an overview of how moving and handling can trigger behaviour that challenges and some basic coping mechanisms to prevent, r...

I am so excited to announce that l have been co-opted onto the National Back Exchange Board on 3rd May 2022 when l attended my first Board meeting. I had not realised that the day would be so full, with a long and packed agenda. I could see for myself all of the hard work and progress being made on national projects and new publications being discussed. Discussions on the new National Back Exchange Conference location sounded exciting, with lots of space for th...

We are excited to announce the next webinar, in our NBE webinar series, "Low Bone Mineral Density in Children and Young People with Neurodisability" which will be held at 12:30pm on Wednesday 20th April via Zoom. Webinar Learning Outcomes• To understand normal bone development and bone development in disability• To recognise the risk factors associated with low bone mineral density• To be aware of the current clinical practice guidelines for the management of low bone mineral density and the evi...