The financial cost of brain injury

The cost of brain injury to the UK economy has been outlined by the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) in their recent publication, Right to Rehab. They estimate that the annual cost of ABI to the UK economy is a staggering £43bn, which they stress is likely a conservative estimate. Much of this cost relates to health and social care, welfare, and loss of earnings. They provide a convincing case for how increased funding of rehabilitation services could help reduce much of the economic cost of ABI. Whilst we recognise that the true cost of brain injury is far more than financial, this publication is a helpful reminder that an investment in rehabilitation has the potential to help not just the individual and their family but the whole of society.

https://cdn.ymaws.com/ukabif.org.uk/resource/resmgr/resources/the_cost_of_acquired_brain_i.pdf