Browsing by Author "Leslie, Rosalind"

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    • Advances in the accuracy of six minute walk tests; the simple counting of total heart beats in heart failure patients. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2012-10-04)
      The simple counting of total heart beats, divided by total distance walked during a 6MWT provides more clarity than just reporting distance walked; giving a “truer” representation of changes in cardio respiratory fitness. ...

    • AHP student clinical supervision: whose role is it anyway? 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind; Phoenix, Olivia (IHSCM, 2022-08-15)
      It is clear clinical staff face challenges in meeting placement demands. However, all registered staff have benefited from clinical placements in their career journey. It will be to our detriment if we do not rise to the ...

    • The allied health professionals (AHP) strategy for England 2022: an overview. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-06-29)
      The Allied Health Professions (AHP) Strategy for England was launched on June 21st 2022 at the Chief Allied Health Professions Office’s (CAHPO) national three-day conference. This is a five-year strategy (2022 – 2027) ...

    • Assessing efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation exercise therapy in heart failure patients. (Doctoral dissertation). 

      Leslie, Rosalind (University of Chester, 2015-10-01)
      Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is considered routine practice for patients following an acute cardiac event or surgical intervention. Although there is a seemingly strong evidence base supporting ...

    • The barriers to early research skills for non-clinical staff: a personal perspective. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Evans, Sharon; Pugh, Kate; Leslie, Rosalind (Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-08-24)
      The concept of research is to investigate and study, establish facts, and generate new knowledge. Research can be vast and complex but at its essence, it is about being curious and questioning the status quo. Proposing ...

    • The benefits of writing articles and sharing our knowledge and experience. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind; Pugh, Kate; Parry, Gail; Tisdale, Louise; Mckeown, Catherine (BAPO Connect, British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists, 2023-07-01)
      You've been asked to write an article about something you know a lot about. The deadline is approaching. You try to get started but decide the car needs to be washed instead. Procrastination triumphs. The deadline is ...

    • Brain-type natriuretic peptide level does not predict 6-minute walk distance in chronic heart failure patients. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2021-10-04)
      N terminal prohormone B type natriuretic peptide (NT proBNP ) plasma levels have been associated with functional capacity and indices of left ventricular (LV) function in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim ...

    • The challenge of diversity in the allied health professionals. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-06-08)
      Although the Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are a diverse range of professions in terms of their skill set. The workforce which makes up the professions lacks diversity, having been shaped by a set of distinct social ...

    • The challenge of setting truer and more achievable FITT targets in CHF. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2012-07-23)
      Review current FITT guidelines for CHF patients in practical clinical settings, in light of: Age, co-morbidity, low functional capacity and clinical practice limitations.

    • The challenge of setting truer and more achievable FITT targets in CHF. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2013-05-10)
      Review current FITT guidelines for CHF patients in practical clinical settings, in light of: Age, co-morbidity, low functional capacity and clinical practice limitations.

    • Civility and respect in the workplace. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Parry, Gail; Leslie, Rosalind (Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-06-23)
      The NHS recognises that a compassionate and inclusive culture is required at the very heart of the NHS, introducing the Civility and Respect Framework. Aligned with this framework, summer 2022 will see the rollout of RWT’s ...

    • Clinical exercise physiologists: important (but not new) members of the multidisciplinary team. 

      Leslie, Rosalind; Scordis, Christopher; Eddison, Nicola (IHSCM Regional Hub Magazine, Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-10-01)
      Long-term chronic conditions are the largest financial burden on public healthcare, furthermore, longer lives will affect the total amount of ill-health and disability in the population, resulting in a major shift in the ...

    • Clinical Placement Expansion Programme 

      Leslie, Rosalind (Care to Share, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2022-02-01)
      In 2020/21 we had an extremely successful Clinical Placement Expansion Programme (CPEP), funded by Health Education England (HEE). The allocated funding was used to increase BSc/MSc physiotherapy student placements offered ...

    • CPEP and beyond! 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (IHSCM Regional Hub Magazine, Institute of Health and Social Care Management., 2022-10-01)
      Discusses the link tutor role between Keele and Wolverhampton Universities in relation to supporting the Clinical Placement Expansion Programme for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

    • Developing a research ready allied health profession workforce: where should the conversation start? 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (IHSCM Regional Hub Magazine, Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-07-01)
      To give staff an opportunity to be involved in research projects we have launched a dedicated "Research Hub" led by a team of experienced researchers in collaboration with Staffordshire University. The hub invites AHP's ...

    • Don’t ignore your pelvic floor! 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind; Hastie, Lisa; Turner, Steph; Moran, Ria (Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-08-11)
      Many people feel uncomfortable talking about pelvic health and find that it is a difficult conversation to bring up. Pelvic floor dysfunction affects both men and women and can have a significant impact on quality of life, ...

    • Efficacy of a two-minute versus a six-minute practice walk before a six-minute walk test in heart failure patients. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust., 2013-06-03)
      The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of a 2 minute versus a 6 minute practice test on pacing and possible fatigue during a subsequent 6MWT.Within each of the two groups, walking pace was not significantly different ...

    • Happy New Year from Dr Rosalind Leslie, Chief AHP at RWT. 

      Leslie, Rosalind (Care to Share, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2022-02-01)
      The development of our AHP career map aims to create new roles and widen career opportunities for our AHPs - mapped to the apprenticeship agenda.

    • Health inequalities - and our role in public health. 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (IHSCM Regional Hub Magazine, Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-05-01)
      Health inequalities are complex and challenging. In 2008 a commissioned review recommended that reducing health inequalities would require action and specific policy objectives, since then health and health inequality has ...

    • How are AHPs embracing the green agenda and sustainability? 

      Eddison, Nicola; Leslie, Rosalind (IHSCM Regional Hub Magazine, Institute of Health and Social Care Management, 2022-10-01)
      Poor air quality poses a significant environmental risk to public health in the UK. Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to chronic conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as lung cancer, ...