{"id":8,"date":"2013-12-11T12:02:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T12:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/self-help-4-stroke-plugin-upgrade.local\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2015-06-19T13:01:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T13:01:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledgements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Selfhelp4stroke was made possible by the many people, who shared their stories, experience and time.
\nPlease select each section to find out who was involved. <\/p>\n

Special thanks<\/h3>
Thank you to <\/p>\n
    \n
  • Halbealth Park and Ride, Stagecoach East Scotland<\/li>\n
  • Staff at Silverknowles Golf Club and Drumbrae Leisure Centre, Edinburgh Leisure<\/li>\n
  • St Margaret\u2019s Hospice Education Centre, Clydebank<\/li>\n
  • Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Who were very generous and flexible in the use of their facilities for filming.<\/p>\n

    Finally special thanks to all the service users, carers and health professionals who contributed to the focus groups and shared their stories, especially all the members of the Lanarkshire Stroke Lifestyle Management Programme lead by Campbell Chalmers and Anne Armstrong, where the idea of Selfhelp4stroke originated from. <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Steering Group<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Steering Group<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Campbell Chalmers (CHAIR)<\/td>\nStroke Nurse Consultant , NHS Lanarkshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland (Project Manager)<\/td>\nProject Manager Selfhelp4stroke, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Margaret Somerville<\/td>\nDirector Advice & Support, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lynn Reid<\/td>\nHead of Education Programmes, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Prof. Martin Dennis<\/td>\nChair National Advisory Committee for Stroke \/ Stroke Consultant NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nicola Cotter<\/td>\nVoices Scotland Lead \/ COSMIC, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Anne Armstrong<\/td>\nYoung Stroke Support Worker, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland \/NHS Lanarkshire <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Lisa Kidd<\/td>\nResearch Fellow, Public Health, Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Therese Jackson<\/td>\nConsultant Occupational Therapist, NHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sheena Borthwick<\/td>\nSpeech & Language Therapist, Clinical Specialist Stroke, NHS Lothian <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Charlie Chung<\/td>\nOccupational Therapist, Clinical Specialist Stroke, NHS Fife <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gill Alexander<\/td>\nStroke AHP Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mark Smith<\/td>\nConsultant Physiotherapist Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation – NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Stewart Cromar<\/td>\nInteractive Content Manager, Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jayne McKerrow<\/td>\nCommunity Stroke Services, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Maggie Lawrence<\/td>\nStroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow, Institute for Applied Health Research\/School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hazel Fraser<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Nurse, NHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mr John Fogerty<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mr Bill Rodman<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Accessible Information Focus Group<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Accessible Information Focus Group<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jackie Aim<\/td>\nInteractive Content Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web Division, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Frances Bailey<\/td>\nProject Manager My Lungs my Life<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland<\/td>\nProject Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sheena Borthwick<\/td>\nSpeech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead for Stroke<\/td>\nNHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Charlie Chung<\/td>\nOT Stroke Clinical Specialist<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Emma Coutts<\/td>\n\tPrinciple Speech & Language Therapist<\/td>\nFraserburgh Hospital, NHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gillian Currie<\/td>\nStroke Education Facilitator <\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Anne Marie Irving<\/td>\nSpeech & Language Therapy Coordinator<\/td>\nNHS Forth Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Vanessa Kelly<\/td>\nSenior Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nEdinburgh Community Stroke Service
    \nNHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Juliet Mackellaig<\/td>\nChampions of Self Management in Care (COSMIC) Team<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lynne Robertson<\/td>\nInteractive Content Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web Division, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Getting Started Authors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Getting Started Authors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Therese Jackson<\/strong><\/td>\nGroup Lead<\/strong>
    \nConsultant Occupational Therapist for Stroke<\/td>\n    		NHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Campbell Chalmers<\/td>\nStroke Nurse Consultant<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Maggie Lawrence<\/td>\nStroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow, Institute for Applied Health Research\/School of Health and Life Sciences
    \nGlasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n    		Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Lisa Kidd<\/td>\nSenior Research Fellow
    \nPublic Health
    \nGlasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n    		Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Anne Armstrong<\/td>\nYoung Stroke Support Worker<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland \/ NHS Lanarkshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nicola Cotter<\/td>\nVoices Scotland Lead<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Emma Coutts<\/td>\nPrincipal Speech and Language Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lisa Marshall<\/td>\nStroke Physiotherapist<\/td>\nNHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Abbie Smith<\/td>\nStroke Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Grampian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland<\/td>\nSelfhelp4stroke Project Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Keeping Well Authors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Keeping Well Authors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Maggie Lawrence<\/strong> <\/td>\nGroup Lead<\/strong>
    \nStroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow<\/td>\n    		Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Elaine Grubb<\/td>\nStroke Education Facilitator & Stroke Nurse<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Pauline Halliday<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Julia Haydon<\/td>\nCommunity Pharmacist<\/td>\nNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Hunter<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Nurse<\/td>\nNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ann Marie Irving<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Speech & Language Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Forth Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jayne McKerrow<\/td>\nCommunity Stroke Services Regional Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Morag Ogilvie<\/td>\nDietetic Lead <\/td>\nNHS Forth Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Margaret Somerville<\/td>\nDirector of Advice & Support<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland<\/td>\nSelfhelp4stroke Project Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Being Active Authors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Being Active Authors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mark Smith<\/strong><\/td>\nGroup Lead<\/strong>
    \nConsultant Physiotherapist and Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation<\/td>\n    		NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Audrey Bruce<\/td>\nLead Stroke Nurse<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland \/NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Charlie Chung<\/td>\nStroke Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Cathrin Griffiths<\/td>\nHealth and Wellbeing Manager<\/td>\nThistle Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Vanessa Kelly<\/td>\nCommunity Outreach Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nLothian Community Stroke Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gillian Mead<\/td>\nProfessor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fredricke van Wijck<\/td>\nProfessor of Neurological Rehabilitation<\/td>\nInstitute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences GCU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland<\/td>\nSelfhelp4stroke Project Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sarah Florida \u2013 James<\/td>\nProject Manager Person-centred Activities for people with Respiratory, Cardiac and Stroke (PARCS)<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Emotional Support Authors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Emotional Support Authors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hazel Fraser<\/strong><\/td>\nGroup Lead<\/strong><\/td>\n\nStroke Specialist Nurse\tNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sheena Borthwick<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Speech & Language Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sara Gaughan<\/td>\nStroke Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Joanne Graham<\/td>\nStroke Educational Facilitator<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland \/ NHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Alan Harper<\/td>\nStroke Clinical Psychologist<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ben Sutherland<\/td>\nRehabilitation Nurse Consultant<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Elaine Duncan<\/td>\nPsychologist & Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Social Work and Allied Health Sciences.<\/td>\nGlasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Heather Bryceland<\/td>\nSelfhelp4stroke Project Manager<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Coping With Setbacks and Moving On Authors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Coping With Setbacks and Moving On Authors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gill Alexander<\/strong><\/td>\nGroup Lead<\/strong>
    \nAHP Stroke Consultant<\/td>\n    		NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Niall Broomfield<\/td>\nStroke Clinical Psychology Lead<\/td>\nNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fiona Cook<\/td>\nStroke Physiotherapist<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hazel Hamilton<\/td>\nStroke Coordinator<\/td>\nNHS Highland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Susan Kennedy<\/td>\nStroke Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Linda Morrow<\/td>\nDirector of Community Stroke Services<\/td>\nChest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lorna Nicolson<\/td>\nSenior Speech & Language Therapist<\/td>\nNHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Web Team<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Web Team<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nJob title<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Stewart Cromar<\/td>\nInteractive Content Manager<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Lynne Robertson<\/td>\nInteractive Content Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jackie Aim<\/td>\nInteractive Content Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Stuart Brett<\/td>\nInteractive Content Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Nicola Symmers<\/td>\neLearning Systems Developer<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ross Ward<\/td>\nDigital Education Advisor<\/td>\nLearning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Film and video production<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
    Film and video production<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    John Archer<\/td>\nDirector\/Producer Ambient Productions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    George Pomery<\/td>\nCamera\/Sound operator Ambient Productions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Critical Reviewers<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Critical Reviewers<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Emma Coutts<\/td>\nPrinciple Speech & Language Therapist
    \nFraserburgh Hospital
    \nNHS Grampian<\/p>\n
    Lynn Reid<\/td>\nHead of Education Programmes, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hazel Hamilton<\/td>\nStroke Coordinator, NHS Highland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Susan Kerr<\/td>\nReader in Public Health, Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Professor Frederickie van Wijck<\/td>\nProfessor of Neurological Rehabilitation, Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences GCU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Professor Gillian Mead<\/td>\nProfessor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mark Smith<\/td>\nConsultant Physiotherapist and Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation – NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Gillian Capriotti<\/td>\nClinical Specialist SLT, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Leanne Gillespie<\/td>\nAdvice Line Nurse, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hazel Fraser<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Nurse NHS Fife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fiona Sales<\/td>\nStroke Education Facilitator, NHS Grampian, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dr Elaine Duncan<\/td>\nPsychologist & Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Social Work and Allied Health Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Peter Kerr<\/td>\nStroke Specialist Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Anita Kilpatrick
    \nHelen Scott
    \nEleanor
    \nWillie Ballantyne
    \nJim Muir
    \nJohn Fogarty
    \nBill Rodman
    \nLiz McCann\n<\/td>\n    		Members of the Lanarkshire Cosmic Network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Members of the Fraserburgh Living with Aphasia Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Members of the Stonehaven Living with Aphasia Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/div> <\/div>\n

    Contributors<\/h3>
    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Contributors<\/caption>\n
    Name<\/th>\nOrganisation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Andrew Hebson<\/td>\nFit for Life Development Officer, Edinburgh Leisure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ryan Martin<\/td>\nHealth Development Offer, Edinburgh Leisure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mark West<\/td>\nEco Driver Champion, Stagecoach East Scotland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    John Fogarty<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Bill Rodman<\/td>\nNHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Neil Sutherland<\/td>\nService User Representative, NHS Lothian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Allan Ritchie<\/td>\nService User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Isobel Walker<\/td>\nService User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Jenny Steele<\/td>\nService User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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