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Catherine  Sackley

Professor Catherine Sackley

Professor of Rehabilitation

Biography

Cath Sackley is a Professor of Rehabilitation.

She is an NIHR Senior Investigator and trialist who specialises in the evaluation of complex and behavioural interventions. Her research focuses on the problems experienced by older people and people with stroke and neurological disease living in the community.

Her team works closely with older people and her work has informed clinical practice, particularly for the residents of care homes. It covers common daily problems, such as incontinence, diffculties with mobility and other activities of daily living. The group has supported research capacity development within the NHS and Cath has supervised over twenty-five training awards for Allied Health Professionals.

    Research

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    Stroke in Sierra Leone

    Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) is a research group aiming to improve outcomes for stroke patients in Sierra Leone.

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    Stroke Research Group

    We are a multidisciplinary group (epidemiologists, stroke physicians, GPs, social scientists, statisticians, health informaticians and health economists) focused on stroke and with a wider interest in vascular long-term conditions and analytics.

    News

    Study reveals urgent need for stroke prevention and care strategies in Sierra Leone

    The research into common risk factors for stroke, type of stroke and outcomes of stroke in Sierra Leone uncovers a need for improved stroke care in the region

    Zainab SISLE test patients blurred

    Physiotherapy programme improves walking in people with poor leg circulation

    Adults with poor leg circulation who took part in one-to-one physiotherapy sessions that aimed to improve motivation and commitment to exercise were able to...

    Pedometer walking main

    King's establishes largest stroke register in Sub-Saharan Africa

    The Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) research group has established a stroke register that provides local stroke risk and outcome data, essential to inform the...

    stroke scan

    Features

    Establishing the first stroke unit in Sierra Leone

    As a result of research work conducted by the Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) research group, the Government of Sierra Leone has committed to establishing...

    Ischemic stroke

      Research

      kslp_3
      Stroke in Sierra Leone

      Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) is a research group aiming to improve outcomes for stroke patients in Sierra Leone.

      Stroke Research Group thumbnail 780×440
      Stroke Research Group

      We are a multidisciplinary group (epidemiologists, stroke physicians, GPs, social scientists, statisticians, health informaticians and health economists) focused on stroke and with a wider interest in vascular long-term conditions and analytics.

      News

      Study reveals urgent need for stroke prevention and care strategies in Sierra Leone

      The research into common risk factors for stroke, type of stroke and outcomes of stroke in Sierra Leone uncovers a need for improved stroke care in the region

      Zainab SISLE test patients blurred

      Physiotherapy programme improves walking in people with poor leg circulation

      Adults with poor leg circulation who took part in one-to-one physiotherapy sessions that aimed to improve motivation and commitment to exercise were able to...

      Pedometer walking main

      King's establishes largest stroke register in Sub-Saharan Africa

      The Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) research group has established a stroke register that provides local stroke risk and outcome data, essential to inform the...

      stroke scan

      Features

      Establishing the first stroke unit in Sierra Leone

      As a result of research work conducted by the Stroke in Sierra Leone (SISLE) research group, the Government of Sierra Leone has committed to establishing...

      Ischemic stroke