Selfhelp4stroke was made possible by the many people, who shared their stories, experience and time.
Please select each section to find out who was involved.
Special thanks
Thank you to
- Halbealth Park and Ride, Stagecoach East Scotland
- Staff at Silverknowles Golf Club and Drumbrae Leisure Centre, Edinburgh Leisure
- St Margaret’s Hospice Education Centre, Clydebank
- Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline
Who were very generous and flexible in the use of their facilities for filming.
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.
Steering Group
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Campbell Chalmers (CHAIR) | Stroke Nurse Consultant , NHS Lanarkshire |
| Heather Bryceland (Project Manager) | Project Manager Selfhelp4stroke, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Margaret Somerville | Director Advice & Support, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland |
| Lynn Reid | Head of Education Programmes, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Prof. Martin Dennis | Chair National Advisory Committee for Stroke / Stroke Consultant NHS Lothian |
| Nicola Cotter | Voices Scotland Lead / COSMIC, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Anne Armstrong | Young Stroke Support Worker, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland /NHS Lanarkshire |
| Dr Lisa Kidd | Research Fellow, Public Health, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Therese Jackson | Consultant Occupational Therapist, NHS Grampian |
| Sheena Borthwick | Speech & Language Therapist, Clinical Specialist Stroke, NHS Lothian |
| Charlie Chung | Occupational Therapist, Clinical Specialist Stroke, NHS Fife |
| Gill Alexander | Stroke AHP Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Mark Smith | Consultant Physiotherapist Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation – NHS Lothian |
| Stewart Cromar | Interactive Content Manager, Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Jayne McKerrow | Community Stroke Services, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Dr Maggie Lawrence | Stroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow, Institute for Applied Health Research/School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Hazel Fraser | Stroke Specialist Nurse, NHS Fife |
| Mr John Fogerty | NHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme |
| Mr Bill Rodman | NHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme |
Accessible Information Focus Group
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie Aim | Interactive Content Developer | Learning Teaching and Web Division, Edinburgh University |
| Frances Bailey | Project Manager My Lungs my Life | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Heather Bryceland | Project Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Sheena Borthwick | Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead for Stroke | NHS Lothian |
| Charlie Chung | OT Stroke Clinical Specialist | NHS Fife |
| Dr Emma Coutts | Principle Speech & Language Therapist | Fraserburgh Hospital, NHS Grampian |
| Gillian Currie | Stroke Education Facilitator | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Anne Marie Irving | Speech & Language Therapy Coordinator | NHS Forth Valley |
| Vanessa Kelly | Senior Occupational Therapist | Edinburgh Community Stroke Service NHS Lothian |
| Juliet Mackellaig | Champions of Self Management in Care (COSMIC) Team | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Lynne Robertson | Interactive Content Developer | Learning Teaching and Web Division, Edinburgh University |
Getting Started Authors
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Therese Jackson | Group Lead Consultant Occupational Therapist for Stroke |
NHS Grampian |
| Campbell Chalmers | Stroke Nurse Consultant | NHS Lanarkshire |
| Dr Maggie Lawrence | Stroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow, Institute for Applied Health Research/School of Health and Life Sciences Glasgow Caledonian University |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Dr Lisa Kidd | Senior Research Fellow Public Health Glasgow Caledonian University |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Anne Armstrong | Young Stroke Support Worker | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland / NHS Lanarkshire |
| Nicola Cotter | Voices Scotland Lead | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Dr Emma Coutts | Principal Speech and Language Therapist | NHS Grampian |
| Lisa Marshall | Stroke Physiotherapist | NHS Grampian |
| Abbie Smith | Stroke Occupational Therapist | NHS Grampian |
| Heather Bryceland | Selfhelp4stroke Project Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
Keeping Well Authors
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie Lawrence | Group Lead Stroke Association Senior Research Training Fellow |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Elaine Grubb | Stroke Education Facilitator & Stroke Nurse | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Pauline Halliday | Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist | NHS Lothian |
| Julia Haydon | Community Pharmacist | NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Heather Hunter | Stroke Specialist Nurse | NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Ann Marie Irving | Stroke Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | NHS Forth Valley |
| Jayne McKerrow | Community Stroke Services Regional Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Morag Ogilvie | Dietetic Lead | NHS Forth Valley |
| Margaret Somerville | Director of Advice & Support | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Heather Bryceland | Selfhelp4stroke Project Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
Being Active Authors
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Smith | Group Lead Consultant Physiotherapist and Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation |
NHS Lothian |
| Audrey Bruce | Lead Stroke Nurse | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland /NHS Lothian |
| Charlie Chung | Stroke Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist | NHS Fife |
| Cathrin Griffiths | Health and Wellbeing Manager | Thistle Foundation |
| Vanessa Kelly | Community Outreach Occupational Therapist | Lothian Community Stroke Services |
| Gillian Mead | Professor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant NHS Lothian | |
| Fredricke van Wijck | Professor of Neurological Rehabilitation | Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences GCU |
| Heather Bryceland | Selfhelp4stroke Project Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Sarah Florida – James | Project Manager Person-centred Activities for people with Respiratory, Cardiac and Stroke (PARCS) | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
Emotional Support Authors
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Fraser | Group Lead | Stroke Specialist Nurse NHS Fife |
| Sheena Borthwick | Stroke Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | NHS Lothian |
| Sara Gaughan | Stroke Occupational Therapist | NHS Fife |
| Joanne Graham | Stroke Educational Facilitator | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland / NHS Fife |
| Dr Alan Harper | Stroke Clinical Psychologist | NHS Fife |
| Ben Sutherland | Rehabilitation Nurse Consultant | NHS Fife |
| Dr Elaine Duncan | Psychologist & Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Social Work and Allied Health Sciences. | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Heather Bryceland | Selfhelp4stroke Project Manager | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
Coping With Setbacks and Moving On Authors
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Gill Alexander | Group Lead AHP Stroke Consultant |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Niall Broomfield | Stroke Clinical Psychology Lead | NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Fiona Cook | Stroke Physiotherapist | NHS Lanarkshire |
| Hazel Hamilton | Stroke Coordinator | NHS Highland |
| Susan Kennedy | Stroke Occupational Therapist | NHS Lanarkshire |
| Linda Morrow | Director of Community Stroke Services | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Lorna Nicolson | Senior Speech & Language Therapist | NHS Fife |
Web Team
| Name | Job title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cromar | Interactive Content Manager | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Lynne Robertson | Interactive Content Developer | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Jackie Aim | Interactive Content Developer | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Stuart Brett | Interactive Content Developer | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Nicola Symmers | eLearning Systems Developer | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
| Ross Ward | Digital Education Advisor | Learning Teaching and Web, Edinburgh University |
Film and video production
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| John Archer | Director/Producer Ambient Productions |
| George Pomery | Camera/Sound operator Ambient Productions |
Critical Reviewers
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Dr Emma Coutts | Principle Speech & Language Therapist Fraserburgh Hospital NHS Grampian |
| Lynn Reid | Head of Education Programmes, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Hazel Hamilton | Stroke Coordinator, NHS Highland |
| Dr Susan Kerr | Reader in Public Health, Institute for Applied Health Research, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Professor Frederickie van Wijck | Professor of Neurological Rehabilitation, Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences GCU |
| Professor Gillian Mead | Professor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant NHS Lothian |
| Mark Smith | Consultant Physiotherapist and Strategic AHP Lead Stroke Rehabilitation – NHS Lothian |
| Gillian Capriotti | Clinical Specialist SLT, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Leanne Gillespie | Advice Line Nurse, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Hazel Fraser | Stroke Specialist Nurse NHS Fife |
| Fiona Sales | Stroke Education Facilitator, NHS Grampian, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland |
| Dr Elaine Duncan | Psychologist & Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Social Work and Allied Health Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Peter Kerr | Stroke Specialist Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Anita Kilpatrick Helen Scott Eleanor Willie Ballantyne Jim Muir John Fogarty Bill Rodman Liz McCann |
Members of the Lanarkshire Cosmic Network |
| Members of the Fraserburgh Living with Aphasia Group | |
| Members of the Stonehaven Living with Aphasia Group | |
Contributors
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Andrew Hebson | Fit for Life Development Officer, Edinburgh Leisure |
| Ryan Martin | Health Development Offer, Edinburgh Leisure |
| Mark West | Eco Driver Champion, Stagecoach East Scotland |
| John Fogarty | NHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme |
| Bill Rodman | NHS Lanarkshire Lifestyle Programme |
| Neil Sutherland | Service User Representative, NHS Lothian |
| Allan Ritchie | Service User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Isobel Walker | Service User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
| Jenny Steele | Service User Representative, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde |