
The Team
We provide a supportive and stimulating environment for people who have an acquired brain injuryThe Team
At Headway Bedford, we have a core team of 7 full-time staff, 6 part-time staff and 4 visiting tutors. We are supported by a dedicated band of 28 active volunteers.
All our staff and volunteers are fully DBS checked and well-trained in dealing with all the issues surrounding brain injury. Their knowledge and skills are growing all the time through on-the-job training and regular in-house and external training courses.
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Our Team

Chris Batten
Chief Executive Officer
Charley West
Rehabilitation Coordinator
Jo O’Driscoll
Rehabilitation Coordinator
Kayleigh Charlton
Service Development Manager
Karen Booth
Speech and Language Therapist
Sophie Reid
Speech and Language Therapist
Liz Findlay
Community Brain Injury Advisor
Rebecca Brown
Operations Manager
Dr Linda Candita PhD.
Trustees
Eamon McDonnell
Trustees
Lorna Ogle
Community Brain Injury Advisor
Lindsey Hemming
Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner
Amon Twyman
Rehabilitation Coordinator
Aleksandra Petrovic
Rehabilitation Coordinator