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Great article John Watson, Stroke Association about the state of stroke in Scotland and progress being made. Associate Feature: Stroke Improvement – an opportunity we cannot afford to miss holyrood.com/comment/view,a…


Hot off the press! Stroke Secondary Prevention: Everyone’s Business mdpi.com/1933810 #mdpihealthcare via Healthcare MDPI See what the special issue editors have to say! INSsPIRE HEADS: UP GCU Research Centre for Health (ReaCH)


What more can #BIASP do to support and develop the #stroke workforce? Prof Gillian E Mead #BIASP president has responded 👇 #BIASPStroke #StrokeWorkforce #uksf2022


Great poster by Naomi Clark highlighting the HEADS: UP experience of recruiting people who had a #stroke using #socialmedia Maggie Lawrence #UKSF22 Screen7 #StrokeAssociation


Bridget Davis's poster offers lots of food for thought on the HEADS: UP experience of keeping on board no-treatment control participants Maggie Lawrence #UKSF22 #StrokeAssociation


Bridget Davis's poster highlighting the valuable input of HEADS: UP #AdvisoryGroup on the #accessibility of a #stroke-adapted #Mindfulness-based online research #UKSF22 #PPI #StrokeAssociation Maggie Lawrence


Results from the Stroke Association funded TEARS study from Niall Broomfield - post stroke emotionalism is common - 1/4 acute and 1/5 post acute. Association with mood, anxiety and distress. No evidence based treatments, more studies are needed! #UKSF2022 UK Stroke Forum



📺Tomorrow Gillian Mackay MSP will lead a members' debate in the Scottish Parliament on our report 'Keeping Stroke Recoveries in Mind' which highlights the psychological and emotional effects of stroke. Looking forward to hearing from MSPs across the chamber on this important topic.



Delighted to be sharing news of our open access paper! HEADS: UP Development Study: Working with Key Stakeholders to Adapt a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course for People with Anxiety & Depression after Stroke mdpi.com/2094100 #mdpihealthcare via Healthcare MDPI


Delighted to speak at Stroke Association Amazing Brains event, where I shared my journey from despair to hope, from paralysis to skiing. I focused on the impact on mental health and family. I cried a bit, but I think that’s ok. It will be tough, but you’ve got this 👍#AmazingBrains


May is Stroke Awareness Month. Our research website has lots of resources and tools for free download for clinical use/testing. vision-research.co.uk Stroke Association RNIB Different Strokes BIOSstrokeneuro BIOS University of Liverpool

First up in today's #UKSF23 session preview is a brilliant session put together by the wonderful Professor Madeline Cruice who continues to give so much to the UKSF. The purpose of this session is to share findings from novel communication intervention studies in the UK (+ MUCH more!)


Welcome to X David Barber , really looking forward to working with you, Maggie Lawrence and Robert Simpson during your PhD. Will be fantastic to see how your work around #stroke and #Mindfulness and #caregivers develops HEADS: UP GCU_Stroke GCU Nursing

Unbelievably proud of this clinical guidance paper - the culmination of years of work. We hope it will meaningfully guide practice, research and training in #neuropsychological interventions across Australia & the world Australian Psychological Society ASSBI INS link.springer.com/article/10.100…