Aphasia in Scotland; report and scoping study
NHS QIS commissioned a one year project on Aphasia in Scotland to the Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research. Aphasia is a condition which affects the speech, language and communication skills of people after they have experienced brain damage. One of the most common sources of such damage in adults is stroke and about a quarter of people who have strokes also have aphasia. For many of these their aphasia can have a serious, pervasive and long lasting impact on the individual, on their families and those in their immediate environment.
The project aimed to make a significant contribution to the future development of services for people with aphasia in Scotland.
The project had four objectives captured as four specific questions:-
1. What is the incidence of aphasia associated with stroke in Scotland?
2. What is the level and the nature of the service offered to people with aphasia following stroke?
3. What is the impact of aphasia on the individuals with aphasia and their families following stroke?
4. What are the current and emerging models of practice for the management of aphasia following stroke?
2. What is the level and the nature of the service offered to people with aphasia following stroke?
3. What is the impact of aphasia on the individuals with aphasia and their families following stroke?
4. What are the current and emerging models of practice for the management of aphasia following stroke?
Please click here to view the reportNHS QIS Response to Aphasia in Scotland
This publication sets out NHS QIS response to Aphasia in Scotland.
This response document, led by Sheena Borthwick, Speech and Language Therapist Clinical Specialist in Stroke, promotes the transfer of knowledge from the Aphasia in Scotland Report and provides actions and advice for future work in aphasia. The document includes a self-assessment tool to facilitate local evaluation of aphasia services based on the findings from the Aphasia in Scotland research.
If you have any questions in relation to this work, please contact Angela Balharrie, Programme Co-ordinator at NHS QIS on angela.balharrie@nhs.net or 0131 623 4747
Hard copies of this report can be obtained by e-mailing ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net .
An Easy Access Version of the NHS QIS Response to Aphasia in Scotland has just been developed for people with aphasia and was published early January 2009.
Hard copies of the Easy Access Version can be obtained by emailing ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net
Dysphagia
NHS QIS have supported a scoping workshop to identify whether further work is required by the organisation in relation to dysphagia following acute stroke.
The Road to Recovery Hard to Swallow
Dysphagia Following Acute Stroke Scoping Report
This report highlights scoping work carried out by the Practice Development Unit, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, with Allied Health Professionals and Nurses in the area of dysphagia following acute stroke.
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The Road to Recovery Easier to Swallow
Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Dysphagia Following Acute Stroke
This report describes the programme of practice development support provided by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Practice Development Unit (NHS QIS PDU) to nurses and AHPs in the management of the patient with dysphagia. This project followed the recommendations made in The Road to Recovery, Hard to Swallow, Dysphagia Following Acute Stroke Scoping Report.
If you would like a hard copy of this document please contact Linsey at ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net Images provided in the hard copy of 'The Road to Recovery Easier to Swallow, Taking a Multidisciplinary Apporach to Dysphagia Following Acute Stroke' courtesy of the University of Dundee, the copywright owner.
The Road to Recovery – One Step at a Time
Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report
This report outlines a review of issues relevant to Allied Health Professionals and Nurses in the management of ankle-foot orthoses following acute stroke. This scoping work was carried out by the Practice Development Unit, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, in collaboration with the National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Strathclyde University.
As a result of this work, a Best Practice Statement on ankle-foot orthoses following stroke has been developed, please see details below.
This is the second publication of a suite of products entitled ‘The Road to Recovery’.
Click here to download the Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report (PDF, 1.11M, 5.23Mins)
This is the second publication of a suite of products entitled ‘The Road to Recovery’.
Click here to download the Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke – Scoping Report (PDF, 1.11M, 5.23Mins)
Ankle-Foot Orthoses Following Acute Stroke - Best Practice Statement
The Best Practice Statement: Use of Ankle-foot Orthoses Following Stroke has been published with effect September 2009. This Best Practice Statement was jointly developed by NHS Quality Improvement and the National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthotics at University of Strathclyde.
Please click here to view further information and download the Best Practice Statement and the accompanying documents
If you would like further information on the project, please contact Roy Bowers (Project Lead) r.j.bowers@strath.ac.uk or Angela Balharrie angela.balharrie@nhs.net Tel: 0131 623 4747
If you would like a hard copy of this Best Practice Statement please email ahpadmin.qis@nhs.net