Editors
Dr Ajay Bhalla, Consultant Stroke Physician, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Associate Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Ms Louise Clark, AHP Consultant – Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation, Dorset County Hospital; SSNAP Associate Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Rebecca Fisher, National Stroke Programme Manager, Clinical Policy Unit, NHS England; Associate Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Professor Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon Universty Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Exeter Medical School; Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Guideline Development Group
Chair
Professor Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon Universty Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Exeter Medical School; Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology
Professor Sarah Tyson, Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Manchester
Association of British Neurologists
Professor David Werring, Professor of Clinical Neurology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians
Professor Gillian Mead, Professor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian; Joint Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Stroke, President of British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (2022-23)
Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Head of Cerebrovascular Research Group, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Neurologist, NHS Lothian; President of British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (2020-21)
British and Irish Orthoptic Society
Professor Fiona Rowe, Professor in Orthoptics, University of Liverpool
British Dietetic Association
Ms Cara Lewis, Stroke Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
British Geriatrics Society
Dr Khalid Ali, Reader in Geriatrics, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
British Psychological Society
Dr Mark Griffiths, Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist, Professional Lead and Head of Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology Services, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital Foundation Trust
Dr Shirley Thomas, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Nottingham
British Society of Neuroradiologists
Dr Andrew Clifton, Interventional Neuroradiologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS
British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine/Society for Research in Rehabilitation
Professor Diane Playford, Honorary Professor University of Warwick, Consultant in Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
College of Paramedics
Mr Joseph Dent, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Salford Royal NHS Trust
Getting It Right First Time
Dr David Hargroves, Consultant and Clinical Lead for Stroke Medicine, East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust and NHS England South East (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, BOB and Wessex); National Clinical Lead for Stroke Medicine, Getting it Right First Time programme for NHS England; National Speciality Adviser for Stroke Medicine, NHS England.
Health Economics Advisor
Professor Anita Patel, Director – Health Economics Consulting, University of East Anglia; Director – Health Economics & Evaluation, Ipsos UK; Director, Anita Patel Health Economics Consulting Ltd.
Irish National Clinical Programme for Stroke
Professor Rónán Collins, Consultant in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital Dublin; Associate Professor of Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Olive Lennon, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research Education, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Ireland
Professor Frances Horgan, Professor of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Ajay Bhalla, Consultant Stroke Physician, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Associate Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Ms Louise Clark, AHP Consultant – Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation, Dorset County Hospital; SSNAP Associate Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Rebecca Fisher, National Stroke Programme Manager, Clinical Policy Unit, NHS England; Associate Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Andrew Hill, Consultant Stroke Physician and CCIO, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals; Project Director for the SSNAP Data Science Project King’s College London
Patient voice representatives
Mrs Elizabeth Thomas
Ms Emily Toplis
Ms Marney Williams
National Clinical Director for Stroke, England
Dr Deborah Lowe, National Clinical Director for Stroke, National Specialty Advisor for Stroke Medicine, Getting it Right First Time, NHS Improvement; Consultant Stroke Physician, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Ireland Multidisciplinary Association of Stroke Teams
Dr Patricia Gordon, Stroke Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast
Mrs Nicola Moran, Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist in Stroke, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Royal College of Nursing
Ms Ines De Sousa De Abreu, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist for Rough Sleeping Initiative, Neuro-rehabilitation CNS, Brain injury and Neurovascular CNS, East Sussex Healthcare Trust; Neurosciences Forum Committee Steering Group member
Dr Gill Cumberbatch, Stroke Nurse Consultant, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr Iain Marshall, GP Partner, Greyswood Practice London; Clinical Academic Fellow King’s College London; Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Representative for Stroke
Royal College of Occupational Therapists and Special Section Neurological Practice
Professor Avril Drummond, Professor of Healthcare Research and Occupational Therapist, University of Nottingham; Trustee Elizabeth Casson Trust
Royal College of Physicians
Professor Thompson Robinson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Life Sciences and Dean of Medicine, University of Leicester
Royal College of Radiologists
Professor Philip White, Professor of Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Newcastle University; Honorary Consultant Neuroradiologist, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Professor Sue Pownall, Head of Speech & Language Therapy and Clinical Lead in Dysphagia, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Dr Tony Byrne, Consultant Physician, Stroke & Geriatric Medicine, NHS Forth Valley
Dr Jan Stanier, AHP Representative, SIGN Council
Stroke Association
Dr Rubina Ahmed, Associate Director of Systems Engagement, and Interim Executive Director of Locality Impact, Stroke Association
Welsh Government Stroke Implementation Group
Dr Shakeel Ahmad, National Clinical Lead for Stroke for Wales, Consultant Stroke Physician, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board; National Clinical Lead for Stroke Wales
Ms Niki Turner, Welsh National Allied Health Professional Lead for Stroke, Stroke Implementation Group, NHS Wales Health Collaborative; Stroke Service Manager Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Co-opted member – NICE Stroke Rehab Guideline
Dr Elizabeth Warburton, Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Topic group chairs
Ms Louise Clark, AHP Consultant – Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation, Dorset County Hospital; SSNAP Associate Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Professor Rónán Collins, Consultant in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital Dublin; Associate Professor of Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin
Professor Avril Drummond, Professor Avril Drummond, Professor of Healthcare Research and Occupational Therapist, University of Nottingham; Trustee Elizabeth Casson Trust
Professor Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon Universty Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Exeter Medical School; Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Kailash Krishnan, Consultant in Stroke Medicine, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Ms Cara Lewis, Stroke Dietitian, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Adrian Parry-Jones, Stroke Association Margaret Giffen Reader, University of Manchester; Consultant Neurologist, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Anthony Pereira, Consultant Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & St George’s University of London
Professor Sue Pownall, Head of Speech & Language Therapy and Clinical Lead in Dysphagia, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Craig Smith, Professor of Stroke Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester; Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Shirley Thomas, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Nottingham
Professor Sarah Tyson, Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Manchester
Ms Nicole Walmsley, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH, Chair Royal College of Occupational Therapists Stroke Clinical Forum
Professor Phil White, Professor of Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Newcastle University; Honorary Consultant Neuroradiologist, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr William Whiteley, Reader in Neurology and Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Professor David Werring, Professor of Clinical Neurology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Frederike van Wijck, Professor, Co-director Research Centre for Health, Co-lead Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Research Group (SYNERGY), Glasgow Caledonian University
Guideline contributors
Dr Khalid Ali, Reader in Geriatrics, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Head of Cerebrovascular Research Group, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Neurologist, NHS Lothian; President of British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (2020-21)
Dr Shakeel Ahmad, National Clinical Lead for Stroke for Wales, Consultant Stroke Physician, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board; National Clinical Lead for Stroke Wales
Janine Andrews, Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist for Stroke, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Clinical Mouth Care Training Lead, Health Education England South West Mouth Care Matters Programme
Dr Jason Appleton, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Birmingham
Dr Stephen Ashford, Consultant Physiotherapist, London North West University Healthcare Trust; Senior Clinical Lecturer, Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London
Professor Martin Ashley, NHS Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Honorary Professor in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Manchester; Chair, Restorative Dentistry UK, Association of Consultants and Specialists in Restorative Dentistry
Dr Jacqueline Benfield, Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist in Stroke, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust; Health Education England NIHR Post Doctoral Bridging Award, Stroke Trials Unit, University of Nottingham
Dr Adam Bevins, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Elizabeth Boaden, Senior Research Fellow, University of Central Lancashire
Sarah Broughton, Highly Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Matthew Burn, Consultant Stroke Physician, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Tom Butler, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University; Scientific Officer, British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
Professor John Camm, British Heart Foundation Emeritus Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St George’s University of London
Dr Michelle Canavan, Professor of Older Adult Health at University of Galway; Consultant Geriatrician at University Hospital Galway, Ireland
Mrs Gillian Capriotti, Allied Health Professional Stroke Consultant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Speech and Language Therapist, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Dr Jaimini Cegla, Consultant in Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London
Dr Philip Clatworthy, Consultant Stroke Neurologist, North Bristol NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Bristol
Mrs Sarah Clayton, Specialist Stroke Dietitian, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust at Royal Bolton Hospital, British Dietetic Association
Dr Andrew Clifton, Interventional Neuroradiologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS
Dr Gill Cumberbatch, Stroke Nurse Consultant, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Marie Condon, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Stroke, Cork University Hospital; Member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
Professor Louise Connell, Professor of Neurorehabilitation and Stroke, University of Central Lancashire, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Paul Cotter, Consultant Stroke Physician, St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny; Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Limerick
Dr Emma Coutts, Principal Speech and Language Therapist, NHS Grampian; Visiting Research Fellow, Robert Gordon University
Jennifer Crow, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Stroke, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; NIHR and Stroke Association Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Imperial College London; Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section Neurological Practice
Dr Charlotte Curl, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Naomi Davey, Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital
Dr Nele Demeyere, Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Mr Joseph Dent, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Salford Royal NHS Trust
Michelle Dharmasiri, Consultant Stroke Physician, University Hospitals Dorset; Current Clinical Standards Committee Chair, British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians
Dr Mili Doshi, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust; The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Professor Avril Drummond, Professor Avril Drummond, Professor of Healthcare Research and Occupational Therapist, University of Nottingham; Trustee Elizabeth Casson Trust
Dr Sabrina Eltringham, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Combined Community and Acute Care Group Clinical Academic Post Doctoral Fellow, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Salim Elyas, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Exeter Medical School.
Professor Timothy England, Professor of Stroke Medicine, University of Nottingham; Honorary Consultant Stroke Physician, University Hospitals of Royal Derby and Burton
Dr Nicholas Evans, Consultant in Stroke Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
Dr Lisa Everton, Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Patricia Fearon, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Mr Alan Flynn, Patient Representative
Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Academic Health Science Network; Consultant Stroke Physician, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Stroke Medicine University of Oxford
Sam Francis, Specialist Stroke Dietitian, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Tony Goddard, Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Mrs Joanne Graham, Head of Service Delivery, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland; Member of Scottish Stroke Nurse Forum
Emily Griffin, Research Manager, The Stroke Association
Dr Mark Griffiths, Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist, Professional Lead and Head of Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology Services, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital Foundation Trust
Dr Birgit Gurr, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Lead Acquired Brain Injury and Adult Neuropsychology Services, Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust
Dr Nicola Hancock, Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Neurorehabilitation and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation; University of East Anglia
Dr Joe Harbison, Associate Professor Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin; Consultant Stroke Physician, St James’s Hospital Dublin, Clinical Lead Irish National Audit of Stroke
Dr Nicola Harding, Clinical Nurse Specialist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Caroline Haw, University Teacher and Speech and Language Therapist, University of Sheffield
Dr Lauren Hepworth, Stroke Association Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Liverpool; Academic Lead British and Irish Orthoptic Society Stroke and Neuro Rehab Clinical Advisory Group
Professor Katerina Hilari, Professor of Acquired Communication Disorders, Research Centre Lead (joint) and Lead for Trials for Aphasia Panel – Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists, City University of London
Professor Frances Horgan, Professor of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin
Rebecca Hosking, Lead Dietitian Stroke and Neurology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Member of Health and Care Professions Council; Member of British Dietetic Association
Dr Akram A. Hosseini, Consultant Neurologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Honorary Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
Dr Claire Howard, Stroke and Neuro Specialist Orthoptist, Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust; Researcher, VISION Research Unit, University of Liverpool
Dr Xuya Huang, Consultant Neurologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
Dr Tom Hughes, Consultant Neurologist, University Hospital of Wales; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Professor Martin James, Consultant Stroke Physician, Royal Devon Universty Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Exeter Medical School; Clinical Director, King’s College London Stroke Programme
Dr Louise Johnson, Consultant Therapist in Stroke, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; NIHR Clinical Lecturer, Principal Research Fellow, University of Southampton
Mrs Natalie Jones, Clinical Academic Occupational Therapist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; NIHR and Health Education England Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow School of Health and Related Research, the University of Sheffield; Associate Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University
Preetpal Kainth, Course Lead for MSc Dietetics and Nutrition, London Metropolitan University; Advanced Specialist Stroke Dietitian, Northwick Park Hospital; Band 6 Dietitian, Northampton General Hospital
Dr John Keaney, Consultant Cardiologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Kate Kelly, Consultant Occupational Therapist, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Professor Peter Kelly, Consultant Neurologist, Mater University Hospital Dublin; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University College Dublin
Professor Lisa Kidd, Professor of Nursing, School of Health & Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Avtar Lal, Guideline Methodologist, European Stroke Organisation
Dr Zhe Kang Law, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Nottingham; Consultant Physician and Neurologist, National University of Malaysia
Professor Maggie Lawrence, Professor of Stroke Prevention, Department of Nursing and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
Mrs Thérèse Lebedis OBE, Consultant Allied Health Professional (Occupational Therapist) in Stroke, NHS Grampian
Professor Alex Leff, NIHR Research Professor, Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Deputy Director: Head of Education and Student Experience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology; Consultant Neurologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Olive Lennon, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research Education, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Dr Linxin Li, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Wolfson Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University
Prof Liz Lightbody, Professor of Stroke Care and Improvement, University of Central Lancashire; Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Dr Cameron Lindsey, Physiotherapist, Neuro Physio at Home; Physiotherapist, South Eastern Trust, Member of Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology
Mrs Wendy Longley, Consultant Nurse – Stroke, Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust; Lead for Pre-hospital, Hyperacute and Acute Workstream, Wessex ISDN
Dr Grant Mair, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian
Professor Hugh Markus, Professor of Stroke Medicine and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Cambridge
Dr Iain Marshall, GP Partner, Greyswood Practice London; Clinical Academic Fellow King’s College London; Royal College of General Practitioners Clinical Representative for Stroke
Dominick McCabe, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology and Stroke Service, Tallaght University Hospital and the Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin; Clinical Professor of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin; Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Giles McCracken, Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Newcastle University; Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust
Miss Clare McDonald, Principal Occupational Therapist, Fife Neuro-Rehabilitation Service, Cameron Hospital; Committee Member, Scottish Stroke Allied Health Professional Forum
Professor Gillian Mead, Professor of Stroke and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian; Joint Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Stroke, President of British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (2022-23)
Dr Jatinder Minhas, Clinical Associate Professor of Stroke Medicine, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Stroke Physician, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Mrs Nicola Moran, Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist in Stroke, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Dr Alex Mortimer, Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist, North Birstol NHS FoundationTrust; member of UK Neurointerventional Group
Kim Mueller, Specialist Stroke Dietitian, Barnet Hospital, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Member of the British Dietetic Association
Professor Keith Muir, SINAPSE Professor of Clinical Imaging, University of Glasgow; Clinical Director for Stroke, University of Glasgow; Consultant Nuerologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Professor Seán Murphy, Consultant Stroke Physician, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin; University College Dublin School of Medicine; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Dr Declan O’Kane, Consultant Physician, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine; University Hospitals Sussex, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Professor Shaun O’Keeffe, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Galway University Hospitals
Rowena Padamsey, Advanced Occupational Therapy Practitioner, Stroke Services, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Coventry University; Royal College of Occupational Therapists Stroke Clinical Forum Member, Development and Lifelong Learning Officer for the Stroke Clinical Forum, Royal College of Occupational Therapy Stroke Clinical Forum
Professor Rebecca Palmer, Professor of Communication and Stroke Rehabilitation, The University of Sheffield
Professor Anand Pandyan, Executive Dean, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth University; Honorary Professor, Staffordshire University
Dr Sarah Paterson, Consultant Practitioner Trainee Stroke & Neurology, Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Health Education England, South East; PhD Student, Oxford Brookes University
Dr Anthony Pereira, Consultant Neurologist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & St George’s University of London
Professor Niall Pender, Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Department of Psychology, Beaumont Hospital; Associate Professor in Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Professor Diane Playford, Honorary Professor University of Warwick, Consultant in Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Dr Sarah Power, Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Dr Terry Quinn, Reader in Stroke Medicine, University of Glasgow; Consultant in Stroke Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dr Kate Radford, Professor of Rehabilitation Research, University of Nottingham
Dr Jessica Redgrave, Consultant Neurologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield
Professor Thompson Robinson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Life Sciences and Dean of Medicine, University of Leicester
Professor Peter Rothwell, Head of the Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Professor of Clinical Neurology; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Sciences Division
Mrs Lal Russell, Senior Physiotherapist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Researcher, University of Nottingham; PhD Fellow, THIS Institute
Professor Catherine Sackley, Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Nottingham
Prof Karen Sage, Professor for Applied Clinical Research, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Lesley Scobbie, Stroke Association Clinical Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University; Stroke Allied Health Professional Clinical Academic, NHS Lanarkshire
Rachel Sibson, Clinical and Operational Lead for Wandsworth Community Neuro Team, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London Stroke Clinical Network / Integrated Stroke Delivery Network, South West London Community Stroke and Neuro Network
Dr Robert Simister, Clinical Director for Stroke and Acute Neurology; Consultant Stroke Neurologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Joint Clinical Director, London Stroke Clinical Network and Integrated Stroke Delivery Network
Mr Alexander Smith, Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist, Wye Valley NHS Trust; Stroke Association Postgraduate Fellow, Cardiff University; Research and Development Lead, Royal College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section Neurological Practice Stroke Clinical Forum
Mrs Caroline Smith, Consultant Nurse for Stroke, Yeovil District Hospital
Dr Jan Stanier, Sector Lead South, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow; AHP Representative, SIGN Council
Dr Rachel Stockley, Associate Professor in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation, University of Central Lancashire
Dr Gillian Sweeney, Occupational Therapy Advanced Practitioner, NHS Lanarkshire; Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde
Vassilios Tahtis, Consultant Occupational Therapist, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Research Associate, Imperial College London
Mrs Elizabeth Thomas, Patient Voice Representative
Dr Karen Thomas, Chartered Physiotherapist; Healthcare Leadership Academy Scholar, University of Cambridge deceased
Dr Shirley Thomas, Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Psychology, University of Nottingham
Dr Maria Tuna, Neurology Consultant, Buckinghamshire NHS Healthcare Trust; Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Ms Niki Turner, Welsh National Allied Health Professional Lead for Stroke, Stroke Implementation Group, NHS Wales Health Collaborative; Stroke Service Manager Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Professor Sarah Tyson, Professor of Rehabilitation, University of Manchester
Mrs Emily Toplis, Patient Voice Representative
Dr Ailie Turton, Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Social Wellbeing, University of the West of England
Dr Andey Tyerman, Honorary Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Buckinghamshire Healthcare; Trustee, Headway, Vocational Rehabilitation Association; Practitioner Psychologist Health & Care Professions Council
Professor Frederike van Wijck, Professor, Co-director Research Centre for Health, Co-lead Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Research Group (SYNERGY), Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Derick Wade, Professor and Consultant in Neurological Rehabilitation, Oxford Brookes University
Ms Nicole Walmsley, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH, Chair Royal College of Occupational Therapists Stroke Clinical Forum
Professor Nick Ward, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehablitation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology; The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Professor David Werring, Professor of Clinical Neurology, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Guideline project team
Jennifer Butt, Programme Manager
Isobel Cabraal, Project Co-ordinator
Bernadette Khoshaba, Senior Literature Searching Research Associate
Steve Marchant, Project Manager
Acknowledgements
Peter Anderson
Juliet Brown
Joshua Cheyne
Sinéad Coleman
Howard Ellison
Karen Graham
Louise Guyett & Brian O’Murchu
The team at Itineris
Roberta James
Lucy Kyaw
Anthony O’Regan
Nancy Pursey
Domenico Romano
Kaili Stanley and the SSNAP team
Ailsa Stein
Alex Todhunter-Brown