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Accelerating Progress in Stroke Care: Learning and Outcomes from the Stroke Improvement Programme National Projects
Tuesday 22 June 2010, Guoman Tower, London

Presentations

Programme

Accelerating Stroke Improvement
Professor Roger Boyle CBE, National Director of Heart Disease & Stroke, Department of Health

Stroke projects overview
Ian Golton, Director, NHS Stroke Improvement Programme

Breakout session 1
A) Joining Up Prevention
Atrial Fibrillation
Dr Matt Fay, National Clinical Lead, NHS Improvement
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals TIA Service Improvement Project
Dr Hedley Emsley, Consultant Neurologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Providing a 7 day One Stop TIA Service at North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Neil Baldwin, Stroke Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust
Thelma Daly, Service Improvement Manager, North Bristol NHS Trust

B) Implementing Best Practice in Acute Care
Improving the Patient Journey after Acute Stroke
Dr Suzanne Ragab, Stroke Consultant, Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Making the most of Stroke Rehabilitation, York
Ina James, Stroke Project Lead Team Leader Stroke Physiotherapist, York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sally Ann Richardson, Team Leader Occupational Therapist Stroke, York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
RUH Bath Stroke 2010
Dr Louise Shaw, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon, Consultant Nurse for Stroke, Royal United Hospital, Bath

C) Improving Post Hospital and Long Term Care
Lincolnshire Assisted Discharge Service for Stroke (ADSS)
Joan Lawton, Clinical team Lead AHP/Implementation lead ADSS, Lincolnshire Community Health Service
Stroke Rehabilitation – A seamless journey from Day 1
John Mallett, Stroke Care Team Leader, Community Rehabilitation – Inpatients, Norwich Community Hospital
Bridges(formerly Stepping Out) - A Self Management Programme
Elaine Hayward, Senior Project Manager, South London Cardiac and Stroke Networks
Fiona Jones, Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Care, St George's University of London & Kingston University

Breakout session 2
A) Service User Involvement
Access to Emotional Support for Carers of Stroke Survivors
June and Terry Spencer, Stroke Survivor and Carer, Nottinghamshire
Chris Greensmith, Team Leader – Community Stroke Team, Nottinghamshire Community Health
Mandy Shiel, Service Head - Interagency Planning and Commissioning, NHS Nottinghamshire 
“Involving Service Users in Stroke Service Development” - The Poole Experience
Dr Tracey Villar, Stroke Consultant, Poole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Naomi Gibson, Senior Physiotherapist, Bournemouth & Poole Community Health Services

B) Adopting a business-like approach
Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team
Jan Matthew, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Northants Provider Services
Melanie Blake, Consultant Stroke Physician, Northampton General Hospital
How to develop Early Supported Discharge - a business like approach
Dr Liz Pope, GP/Stroke and TIA Clinical Lead, Dudley PCT
Early Stroke Rehabilitation – development of commissioning specification
David Balfour, Clinical Network Lead
Philippa Darnton, Programme Manager, NHS Hampshire

C) Responding to the challenge
Making Sense of the Muddle
Clare Gordon, Consultant Stroke Nurse, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liz Cullen, Trainee Stroke AHP Consultant, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes stroke transfer of care & supported rehabilitation in the community project
Dr Marianne Vinson, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Milton Keynes
Lynn Kent, Joint Commissioner Long Term Conditions/Project Team, NHS Milton Keynes

Breakout session 3
A) Tackling workforce issues

Improving Access to TIA Assessment
Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Carol Massey, Service Improvement Manager, Peninsula Heart and Stroke Network
To develop and agree a 7 day therapy model
Fiona Jenkins, Stroke Services Manager, Medway Community Healthcare
Trudie France, Consultant Stroke Practitioner Rehabilitation, NHS Medway

B) Effective improvement management
Effective improvement management
Sharon Smyth, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stroke , Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust
Patricia Elmore, Physiotherapist, Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust
Direct Access into Stroke Hyper Acute Unit (DASH)
Dawn Good, Head of Service Stroke, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Wayne Sunman, Stroke Consultant, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust 
Acute Medicine TIA Service
Dr Ben Mearns, Consultant Physician, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

C) Working across organisations
Redesign of Stroke Care Pathway from Rehabilitation into the Community
Lorraine Cobb, Social Care Team Manager and Project Lead, Stoke on Trent Social Services
Emma Hall, Stroke Coordinator, Stoke-on-Trent Community Health Services
Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team (North Area)
Jane Ralph, Stroke Services Development Manager, West Sussex County Council and NHS West Sussex
Improving the TIA Pathway for High and Low Risk Patients Across North West London
Marcia Reid, Interim Senior Project Manager, North West London Cardiac and Stroke Network
Harri Jenkins, Consultant Neurologist, Imperial College Hospital Trust
 
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