ACNR - Neurovoices

The UK faces a major neurology workforce challenge. But how do we develop the clinical and academic leaders needed to build services for the future? In this episode of Neurovoices, ACNR Publisher Rachael Hansford speaks with Neil Robertson, President of the Association of British Neurologists, about the workforce pressures facing UK neurology and how ABN clinical fellowships aim to support the nex...

🎙️ NeuroVoices Episode: Working less than full time – an update Host: Rachael Hansford Guests: Dr Amy Ross Russell and Dr Rhian Raftopoulos Length: Approx. 41 minutes 🔍 Episode summary In this follow-up to their 2020 article for ACNR , Dr Amy Ross Russell (Southampton and Queen Square) and Dr Rhian Raftopoulos (King’s College Hospital) reflect on their experiences of working less than full time (...

Unlocking the Mysteries of Sleep with Professor Guy Leschziner Host: Rachael Hansford, ACNR Publisher Guest: Professor Guy Leschziner Episode Length: Approximately 29 minutes Publication Date: 7 July 2025 Episode Overview Professor Guy Leschziner, a leading figure in sleep medicine, discusses the evolving landscape of sleep-related disorders. Despite increased awareness and research linking sleep...

🎙️ ABN leadership in conversation: Reflecting on challenges and looking to the future Duration:  15 minutes   Guests:  Richard Davenport (Outgoing President, ABN) and Neil Robertson (Incoming President, ABN)   Host:  Rachael Hansford, ACNR   Recorded at:  ABN Annual Conference, Liverpool, May 2025 In this handover conversation, recorded live at the ABN’s 2025 Annual Conference in Liverpool, outgoi...

Interview with Emily Linnemann, Executive Director of the ABN Host: Rachael Hansford, ACNR Publisher Guest: Emily Linnemann, Executive Director of the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) Episode Overview: In this short interview recorded at the ABN conference in Edinburgh at the end of May, Rachael Hansford interviews Emily Linnemann. Emily has recently taken on the role of Executive Directo...

ABN President Richard Davenport chats to former President and 2023 ABN Medallist Mary Reilly, who first came up with the idea for a joint ABN/INA meeting in 2017.

Raeburn Forbes is President of the Irish Neurological Association. In this podcast he has a candid discussion with ABN Presidents Tom Warner and Richard Davenport about this first-ever joint meeting of the INA and ABN. The trio discuss their anxieties about how to ensure the conference was a success.

ACNR caught up with ABN President Tom Warner and President Elect Richard Davenport as Tom prepared to hand over the reins at the recent ABN annual conference in Belfast. In this five minute chat, they discuss the past two years, what excited them about this year's ABN meeting, and what the future holds for neurology in the UK.

In this interview, Sri Kodali speaks to Dr Gordon Plant about his career and what retirement looks like for him. Find a transcript here . Guest Information Dr Gordon Terence Plant MA MD FRCP FRCOphth trained in Neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square, London, in Vision Science supported by the Wellcome Trust in Cambridge and as an MRC Travelling Fellow at the Smith Kettlewell Institute in...

Sri Kodali interviews Roger Barker about his life and work to date. Read the transcript here.

2021 marks the 20th year of publishing ACNR (Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation). It's not a typical journal publishing story. In 1999, Rachael had an idea for a free neurology publication and after a personal recommendation, travelled from Edinburgh to discuss the idea with Roger in his Cambridge office. On that day they generated ideas for the first issue, came up with the name -...