Who's Who in Stroke in the Leeds area
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Dr Bhakta's entry can now be found on the "Who are we page" |
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Sally Blundell Sally Blundell
is a Stroke Specialist Nurse based at St James's University
Hospital in Leeds. She currently runs a weekly stroke
and TIA risk factor clinic with medical support from
Dr John Bamford. Patients can be seen more than once
if further support is needed, particularily with smoking
cessation. Sally is currently studying for a degree
in nursing practice focusing on the many different aspects
of nursing care for stroke patients. In collaboration
with other colleagues she is developing nursing protocols,
using the RCP guidelines, for stroke patients on their
admission to hosptial. A potential future project is
the development of a patient held risk factor booklet. |
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Margaret Bonsall Margaret
Bonsall is the Senior Occupational Therapist in the
Stroke Rehabilitation Scheme based at Chapel Allerton
Hospital. She was appointed in 1987 to address the rehabilitation
needs of stroke patients after their discharge from
hospital. Each therapy programme is individually designed
to promote restoration of patients' occupational performance
skills within personal care, domestic/work activities
and leisure, and takes place in the patients' home and
immediate locality. By enabling the patient to acheive
their potential in 'occupation', the impact of disability
is minimised and the family are helped towards establishing
their previous, or an acceptable alternative, lifestyle.
Leeds Social Services fund support workers for the scheme,
who are recruited, trained and supervised by Margaret. |
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Anne Chamberlain Anne Chamberlain is Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of the National Demonstration Centre in Rehabilitation in Leeds. From the mid 1970's she and colleagues have set up a full range of rehabilitation services in the city for people of working age. These include the Young Stroke Service with in-patient beds at Chapel Allerton Hospital. The Rehabilitation Research Team has produced, and continues to produce, much work on stroke, outcome measurement and the evaluation of services (including stroke services). |
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Joanna M L Geddes Joanna Geddes is the lead scientist for the stroke team at the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Research Unit. Since the 1980's she and Professor Chamberlain have evaluated services for young stroke patients in Leeds. Her research interests include epidemiology of stroke, community rehabilitation and the measurement of the effects of stroke. She collaborates with stroke specialists throughout the region, and assists with teaching and supervision of medical students, specialist registrars and therapists. |
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Allan House Allan House was appointed as Professor of Liaison Psychiatry and head of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences in 1999, having worked in the University and NHS in Leeds for the past 11 years. He has a longstanding interest in the impact of stroke upon mental health and contributed to the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke. The Stroke Association are currently funding Professor House and colleagues in Leeds and Bradford to undertake a large study examining the impact of depression on outcomes after stroke. |
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Kahryn Hughes Kahryn Hughes is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Healthcare Studies, University of Leeds, whose background is in the Sociology of Health and Illness. She is currently working with Dr Anne Forster, developing a programme of research around the nursing contribution to the care of patients and their carers after stroke. Her other interests include Anorexia, HIV/AIDS and Complementary Medicine. |
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Peter Knapp Peter Knapp is a lecturer in the School of Healthcare Studies at the University of Leeds. Originally, he trained as a nurse and worked with stroke patients on acute wards and on a stroke unit. He studied psychology to doctoral level and his thesis was concerned with spousal relationships after stroke. He currently represents the British Psychological Society on the RCP's multi-collegiate working group for stroke. His stroke research interests include emotional aspects, carer and family outcomes, and (most recently) adherence to medication (see www.leeds.ac.uk/healthcare/teach/pharmacy/home1.html). |
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Professor Graham Peter Mulley Graham Mulley has had a research interest in stroke for 25 years. He has published on acute drug therapy, speech therapy, physical complications and platelet behaviour. Recent work includes research on the swollen hemiplegic arm and information needs of stroke patients and families. He has written a monograph (Practical Management of Stroke) and three Stroke Association booklets. Current research interests include gait analysis in cerebrovascular disease, swearing after stroke and the effect of religious beliefs and rehabilitation. |
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