Useful links
Useful links and resources for Neurological Practice
Cognitive assessment table
This list of cognitive assessments currently used by occupational therapists has been compiled by the Brain Injury Forum and is referred to in COT briefing on the role of the occupational therapist in the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive difficulties for people with ABI.
Management of the ataxias: towards best practice
The document includes a section on occuaptional therapy and aims to provide recommendations for healthcare professionals on the diagnosis and management of people with progressive ataxias. The multidisciplinary guidance, based on available practice consensus, is comprehensive and easy to read, including a clear description of the OT role. Advice and recommendations are practical and demonstrate client centred practice
UK Stroke Forum
Bringing together the multidisciplinary stroke community to improve stroke care in the UK.
Stroke Specialist Library
This website has been developed to provide high quality, evidence-based information on all of aspects of Stroke.
College of Occupational Therapists library
The COT library is an excellent resource centre. It has put together a collection of useful links divided into categories, e.g. Assessment, Databases, Evidence Based Health Care, Guidelines.
Neurological Alliance
The Neurological Alliance unites charities working to improve the quality of life of all those in the UK living with a neurological condition. There are 55 charities covering a wide range of conditions e.g.: Spina Bifida, Epilepsy, Brain Injury, Spinal Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, P.S.P., Muscular Dystrophy. The website has a members' list telling you which charities are part of the Alliance and it also provides the links to these charities websites.
The Stroke Therapy Evaluation Programme (STEP)
This is a project designed to encourage and assist evidence-based stroke care.
MS Trust Therapist group
The Therapists in MS group now have an independent website.
Skills for Health
This website contains proposed competencies for stroke practitioners.
National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke - Third edition
The third edition of these stroke guidelines provides the most comprehensive coverage of stroke care to date, encompassing the whole of the stroke pathway from acute care through to longer-term rehabilitation and secondary prevention.
NSF Long Term Conditions
This NSF sets 11 quality requirements to transform the way health and social care services support people with long-term neurological conditions to live as independently as possible.
The professional guide to Parkinson's Disease
This Guide recommends best practice for health and social care professionals working with people with Parkinson's.
Therapists in MS - Delivering the long term solutions
The publication highlights the unique and crucial role played by therapists in the effective, holistic management of MS.
Stroke association (England and Wales)
Chest, heart and stroke association (Scotland)
Chest, heart and stroke association (Northern Ireland)
Stroke Specific Education Framework (SSEF)
On this website you can assess your stroke-specialist knowledge and skills and see which courses on the UKFST database will develop those skills. You can also access Job Role Profiles designed to aid the development of training and educational courses, in line with the Stroke-Specific Education Framework, enabling submission for UKFST Endorsement.
