Latest news and blogs
Read the latest news from Back Up to find out what we’re up to across the country. We also have a dedicated blog with amazing stories from people of all ages with a spinal cord injury and their families, as well as the volunteers, staff, professionals and fundraisers who support them.
For media enquiries, comment and interviews, please call 020 8875 6773 to speak to our communications team. Alternatively email media@backuptrust.org.uk. We monitor these inboxes both in and out of hours.

Covid-19 and me: A parent’s account of their son contracting coronavirus
This is a guest blog written by Anna-Marina whose son, who has a spinal cord ...
28 May 2020

Important information and updates about coronavirus and our services
The team at Back Up are closely monitoring government advice on coronavirus. We know that ...
22 May 2020

Leading charities collaborate to mark spinal cord injury awareness day
Today we are marking Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day (SCIAD). This annual event is collaboratively ...
15 May 2020

#SCIAD2020: Peter’s story
This story was written by our partner charity SIA, in collaboration with us for ...
11 May 2020

#SCIAD2020: Neil’s Story
To mark Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, we are sharing stories about people who have ...
11 May 2020

#SCIAD2020: Carol’s story
This story was written by our partner charity SIA, in collaboration with us for ...
11 May 2020

#SCIAD 2020: Alex’s Story
This Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, we are telling stories of people with a spinal ...
11 May 2020

#SCIAD2020: Josh’s story
This story was written by our partner charity SIA, in collaboration with us for ...
11 May 2020

#SCIAD2020: Naomi’s Story
This Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day we’re working on building a collection of stories to ...
11 May 2020

Tom’s story: Walking with a spinal cord injury and independence
Every spinal cord injury is as unique as the person who sustains it. In Tom’s ...
6 May 2020