Podcast: Knowing Your Team – Part 2
In the second part of our podcast series on ‘Knowing Your Team’ we will be looking at the roles of physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in the management of critically ill patients. It is so inspiring, listening to how these specialists have an enormous amount to offer in both the acute and long-term rehabilitation of critical care patients.
Paul Twose & Gareth Cornell – The Critical Care Physiotherapist
In this podcast Gareth Thomas talks to Paul Twose and Gareth Cornell about the importance of the critical care physiotherapist and some common misconceptions about their roles. Paul is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and the Critical Care Champion for the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care. Gareth is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for General Critical Care at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
References
- The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care - ACPRC
- Overview | Rehabilitation after critical illness in adults | Guidance | NICE
- Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services V2 | The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (ficm.ac.uk)
- Advanced Practice Frameworks | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)
Susan McGowan, Helen Newman & Rachel Jones – Speech & Language Therapy
Next Gareth has a discussion with Susan McGowan, Helen Newman & Rachel Jones about the role of speech and language therapy in the recovery and rehabilitation of critical care patients. They all work as speech and language therapists at The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Barnet Hospital, and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board respectively.
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