As an Allied Health Professional working for the NHS in Scotland I am extremely aware of how difficult it is … More
Category: Physical activity
Cancer Prevention in Scotland – taking the lead
Professor Annie S. Anderson BSc PhD RD FRCP is co-director of The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network (SCPN) – an advocacy … More
If the fish win I still win: reablement
As an occupational therapist my interest is how people manage their day-to-day activities and occupations (activities). I work for the … More
Time for AHPs to walk the talk with the evidence. (First posted 24/06/13)
After the spread and success of AHPsDayScot last week it seems appropriate to repost this blog from Ann Gates from … More
Joining it all together – Prehabilitation, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Rehabilitation
Imagine if you will… …two identical twin brothers, aged 59. Both would describe themselves as leading sedentary lifestyles (both at … More
Physiotherapy and Cancer Rehabilitation
Working with people affected by cancer from diagnosis to cure or end of life identifies the common need – help … More
Behind the numbers… experiences from Erskine
After graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2017 with an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy, I decided to take the unusual … More
Get Well, Get Walking!
“If you want to get well, get walking” That’s what clients of the NHS Physiotherapy team will tell you after … More
Prevention Needs A Whole System Approach… So That’s The Approach We Took
It comes as no surprise that nutritional issues in Scotland remain dominated by consideration of malnutrition in its two-faceted manifestations: … More
Hepatobiliary Prehabilitation
Cancer patients often suffer from weight loss, muscle wasting and reduced physical function at diagnosis, and this is especially prevalent … More