Case Studies
Lakshmi sustained a complete spinal cord Injury in a road traffic accident at C1 level when she was 4 years old. This meant that Lakshmi experienced the highest level of paralysis but was also dependent on a ventilator to breathe. Allison Saltrese was appointed to work with Lakshmi and her family within months of her injury.
Christopher was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a road traffic accident. He sustained a brain injury which rendered him paralysed with cognitive impairments and personality changes. Following his rehabilitation within the NHS, Christopher was placed in residential care and was not provided with the appropriate assistance.
All personal details have been changed to ensure anonymity.
Research and Publications
We have significant research experience particularly in measuring outcomes and independent living packages.
Research and publications are listed below:
- Independent Living, Presentation of a paper to the 4th International Primary Health Care Conference, June 1994
Taylor R E - A Wheelchair User as an Expert Witness, APIL Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 6 December 1993
Taylor R E - Self-care in the Community, "Nursing Times", 31 July 1991, Vol. 87 No. 31
Taylor R E - Doing my Own Thing, Guidelines for Self Operated Care Schemes [SOCS] in Somerset. Published by Livewire Somerset Disability Information Federation] for Somerset Social Services Department, 1994
Taylor R E - Running my Life for Myself, "Community Care", 27 April 1989
Taylor R E - CMSUK Standards and Best Practice Guidelines 2nd Edition November 2009
Harrison. H, Ainsworh. H, Chantler.C, Chapman. C, Saltrese. A
CMSUK - Code of Ethics for Case Managers 2008
Harrison. H, Johnson. C Chantler.C, Chapman. C, Saltrese. A, Storey.T,Yeoman.P, Brooks.N, Challinor.C
CMSUK & BABICM - CMSUK Standards of Practice 1st Edition, Feb 2005
Harrison. H, Ainsworh. H, Chantler.C, Chapman. C, Saltrese. A
CMSUK - Factors that Strengthen or Weaken the Position of Disabled Employers of Personal Assistants: The User's View
Saltrese A
University of Southampton, 2002 Unpublished MSc dissertation - Evaluation of a Pilot Health Promotion Project in Community Pharmacies [3]: Clients' Further Opinions and Actions Taken After Receiving Health Promotion Advice, Pharmaceutical Journal, June 1997
Ghalamkari H, Rees J, Saltrese-Taylor A - Evaluation of a Pilot Health Promotion Project in Community Pharmacies [1]: Quantifying the Pharmacist's Role, Pharmaceutical Journal, March 1997
Ghalamkari H, Rees J, Saltrese-Taylor A, Ramsden M - Evaluation of a Pilot Health Promotion Project in Community Pharmacies [2]: Clients' Initial Views on Pharmacists' Advice, Pharmaceutical Journal, March 1997
Ghalamkari H, Rees J, Saltrese-Taylor A - Community Pharmacists: An Untapped Resource in Health Promotion, Health Education Authority Report, 1995
Saltrese-Taylor A - SelfReporting as a Method For Monitoring The Health Promotion Activities of Community Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Journal, 1995 [Research Supplement],
Ghalamkari H, Rees J, Saltrese-Taylor A - Clients' Responses to Health Promotion Advice Given By Community Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Journal, 1995 [Research Supplement]
Ghalamkari H, Rees J, Saltrese-Taylor A - Outpatients Revisited: Attitudes and Actions in the Clinical Management of General Surgical Outpatients, Journal of Community Epidemiology & Health, 1995
Faulkner A, Saltrese-Taylor A, O'Brien J, Williams M, Collins C D, Frankel S - Outcomes of Appendicectomy, BMJ, June 1993
Hardwick R H, Saltrese-Taylor A, Collins CD
