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Improving the provision of psychological care after stroke; making a difference in your service 

Thursday 10 November 2011, Novotel St Pancras, London 

Programme

The national impetus for psychological care after stroke
Dr Damian Jenkinson, National Clinical Lead, NHS Improvement - Stroke

Incorporating psychological therapies in the treatment of chronic conditions 
Prof Allan House, Professor of Liaison Psychiatry and Director, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences

The stepped approach explained
Dr Peter Knapp, Senior Lecturer in Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Decision Making, University of York

Setting up a mood pathway from scratch  
Louise Clark, Senior Occupational Therapist, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospital

Cognitive screening and developing the cognitive care pathway
Wai-Ling Bickerton, Research fellow, University of Birmingham

Which screening tools to use? 
Louisa Burton, Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate (Project Manager), Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac and Stroke Network

How to establish a befriending service
Sally McVicker, Director of Services, Connect- the communication disability network
Joy Eustice, Befriending Co-ordinator, Connect- the communication disability network

Improving psychological care in Dorset; a collaborative approach with IAPT 
Sara Leonard, Lead Manager, Dorset Cardiac and Stroke Network

Turning information into action- facilitating change
Sarah Gillham, National Improvement Lead, NHS Improvement - Stroke



Psychological care after stroke

Short films sharing the views of four people with stroke and aphasia about their experiences of the psychological care they received and their thoughts about what they would have liked to receive in an optimal stroke service:
Basia
Harry
Jane
Sharon

Thanks to Connect- the communication disability network for enabling these films to be made

Psychological care after stroke publication Download our publication: Psychological care after stroke - improving stroke services for people with cognitive and mood disorders.


More information and resources can be found on our Psychological care after stroke section of this website.