Liz Mariner – Specialist Speech and Language Therapist An evaluation of practice in the treatment of facial palsy following stroke Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Greater Manchester 1 CLAHRC Greater Manchester
Project aims and objectives Aims: Mixed methods service evaluation of facial therapy following stroke Objectives: Does treatment result in improvement on objective measure What are staff attitudes to treatment? Long term – would like facial palsy in RCP Stroke Guideline 2 2 CLAHRC Greater Manchester CLAHRC Greater Manchester
Project plan What have you achieved so far? • Literature review almost complete • Data collection complete What are your plans for the second half of the internship? • Data analysis • Qualitative data - interviews What support you might need from CLAHRC. • Support with statistics 3 3 CLAHRC Greater Manchester CLAHRC Greater Manchester
Lessons learned • Under researched topic • Speed and efficiency • Benefits of protected time • My skills 4 4 CLAHRC Greater Manchester CLAHRC Greater Manchester
Obstacles/challenges • Time • Guilt • Shifting between clinical practice and project 5 5 CLAHRC Greater Manchester CLAHRC Greater Manchester
Key achievements: • Stroke conference poster • Networking • Gathering new local data • Contributing to development of new pathways • Meeting Audrey Bowen 6 6 CLAHRC Greater Manchester CLAHRC Greater Manchester
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