CAT group leads

Kay Stevenson - Consultant Physiotherapist, Regional AHP MSK Lead NHS England and NHS Improvement, Senior Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow, Honorary Professor Musculoskeletal Care and Leadership

Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust

"I lead the Keele Evidence into Practice Group, known locally as the CAT Group. I also support CAT groups in South Staffordshire and Shropshire. I have a passion for increasing the use of best evidence within our practice to improve patient care. Im very committed to improving all of our skills in understanding and evaluating the available research and engaging our patients partners in this process."

Contact me: kay.stevenson@mpft.nhs.uk

Tina Hadley-Barrows - Consultant Physiotherapist, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Therapy Services Department

Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow, Impact Accelerator Unit, Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Medicine, Keele University

"I am an active member of the Keele University Evidence into Practice Group, also known as the CAT group. I lead CAT groups in Wolverhampton, which explore a range of clinical dilemmas from across the Trust, including musculoskeletal issues and care for our patients with dementia. I am inspired by patients and passionate to support colleagues with the implementation of research and evidence based practice for quality care for all."

Contact me: tina.hadley-barrows1@nhs.net

Jason Curtis - Clinical Champion MSK services Stafford & Cannock, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust

"I lead the Cat group in South Staffordshire that covers Stafford, Cannock, Tamworth, Lichfield and Seisdon teams. I share a passion for influencing and sharing best practice in MSK health. We have grown a reputation for asking difficult questions to really challenge the longer term Bias’s in MSK practice so that our profession can move forward and develop!"

Contact me: jason.curtis@mpft.nhs.uk

Ali Aries - PhD, MSc, MCSP, Senior Lecturer, School of Allied Health Professions, Keele University and Clinical Academic, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT).

"I co-lead the neurological rehabilitation faculty research theme (FReT) at Keele University and lead the neurological rehabilitation CAT (NCAT) group based in RWT. Over the last two decades, I have been both interested in and active in driving evidenced based practice. I am keen to drive research knowledge, skills, and capacity within allied health professions (AHPs). My remit in my clinical academic role in the RWT is to drive research from within the therapy team."

Contact me: alison.aries@nhs.net or a.m.aries@keele.ac.uk