Volume 3 (2016): Issue 2

UK physiotherapy and haemophilia: A future strategy built on past success

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Melanie Bladen
David Stephensen
Paul McLaughlin

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Abstract

From its humble beginnings in 1990, the UK’s Haemophilia Chartered Physiotherapists Association (HCPA) has led the development of haemophilia physiotherapy in the UK and increasingly across Europe too. Over the past 10 years, the growth of the group has centred on an annual professional meeting that facilitated educational opportunities and professional networking, and has increasingly promoted research among members. The HCPA has now established a Clinical Studies Group, an open forum designed to identify and support research needs and to promote a collaborative approach to research that will answer some of the important questions that remain about haemophilia care.

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Authors

  • Melanie Bladen

    Melanie.Bladen@gosh.nhs.uk
    MSc Physiotherapist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond St, London WC1N 3JH, UK

  • David Stephensen

    david.stephensen@nhs.net
    PhD Physiotherapist, Kent Haemophilia & Thrombosis Centre, Canterbury, UK

  • Paul McLaughlin

    p.mclaughlin@nhs.net
    MSc Physiotherapist, Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis unit, Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Pond St, London, NW3 2QG, UK