Ben Knight C&WCVDNw Lifestyle Self Management course for Stroke survivors and their carers Ben Knight Ass Director, Programme Delivery Coventry and Warwickshire Cardiovascular Network Coventry & Warwickshire Cardiovascular Network

Ben Knight C&WCVDNw The Project - Aims To help those affected by a stroke to improve their health and wellbeing by using coping and mindfulness strategies to gain control of their situation to enable a return to as normal lifestyle following a stroke with tailored strategies to boost their confidence and self esteem and thereby enhance their ability to better manage their condition. To skill key members of the workforce in the Thistle Self- Management methodology to enable further courses to be run locally and embed this into the recovery pathway reducing the need for high level psychology services and reduce the risk of readmission.

Ben Knight C&WCVDNw Drivers To achieve the agenda of The National Stroke Strategy (DH, 2007) and Accelerated Stroke Improvement (ASI) Programme (DH, 2010) to improve post hospital and long term care and to increase access to psychological support in line with commissioning intentions To follow the QIPP for self-care support for long term conditions produced by the Department of Health (2010) in reducing dependency on NHS To promote recovery, and to improve quality of life, reduce and prevent depression and anxiety (Stoke Strategy Quality Marker 13) RCP National Clinical Guideline for Stroke Recommendation (Fourth edition) Step 2

Ben Knight C&WCVDNw Process Further Funding sort SFBT course commissioned Evaluation being developed Referral process refined Train the Trainer course developed Evaluation, Sustainability Next steps Second Phase LSM 10 week (7 Survivors, 5 carers, 2) SFBT 2 day course (17 staff, 2+2) LSM 10 week (15 Survivors, 6 carers, 2 + 2) Establish Forum - Review, Commission, Fund Communication SFBT – LSM Evaluation

Ben Knight C&WCVDNw Outcomes and Learning Academic Evaluation ‘We found that by the end of the course stroke patients who had attended at least 60% of the course reported improvements in stroke self-efficacy (confidence), stroke cognitions and hope (goal motivation and goal planning).’ Communications: - Survivor/Carer - Screening - Health Care Professionals - Venue/Admin Process: - Thistle - Work books - Referral pathway Numbers: - Survivor/Carer - HCP

Ben Knight C&WCVDNw Sustainability Second Phase Two local programmes SBT Courses Evaluation Train the Trainer course

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