@LornaTasker

Clinical Scientist, Head of Rehabilitation Engineering, MPCE, Swansea Bay University Health Board.

 Wales, United Kingdom
Joined June 2011
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Applications for the Scientist Training Programme (STP) will open at 11am on 23 January 2025. For guidance, key deadlines, and post numbers by specialty and region, visit our website ow.ly/BxR350UInCe.
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The Call for Papers deadline is today - don't miss the opportunity to present at #PMG2025 Submit online here: pmguk.co.uk/conference/call-… #posture #mobility
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#PMG2025 is taking place in Telford on 14 - 16 July. The Call for Papers is open until next Monday 13 January. Submit your abstract here pmguk.co.uk/conference/call-… It could be a free paper, breakout session or poster. #posture #mobility
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Lorna Tasker retweeted
MoveLab®@AgileKinetic4 Dec 2024
Accessible precision movement analysis and biomarkers for remote, and in-person tracking of clinical progress and response to interventions #DiGiTALhealth #healthcare #Movement #NHS #Research #ClinicalTrials
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ATiC@ATiCUWTSD28 Nov 2024
📣Are you an Intermittent Catheter user interested in helping influence user experience and product development? Find out more forms.office.com/e/2cVTQF5nt… Or get in touch with us! E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01792 481232
📣Are you an Intermittent Catheter (IC) user? Would you like to share your feedback to help influence user experience and product development? If so, we want to hear from you! 👇 We are looking for IC users to take part in a face-to-face feedback session in Swansea, to find out how closed and straight catheters can be improved. As a thank you, we’re offering a £75 Amazon voucher for those taking part. If you’d like to join us, there’s is a short questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/2cVTQF5ntq Alternatively, get in touch with us! E-mail: atic@uwtsd.ac.uk Phone: 01792 481232

ALT 📣Are you an Intermittent Catheter (IC) user? Would you like to share your feedback to help influence user experience and product development? If so, we want to hear from you! 👇 We are looking for IC users to take part in a face-to-face feedback session in Swansea, to find out how closed and straight catheters can be improved. As a thank you, we’re offering a £75 Amazon voucher for those taking part. If you’d like to join us, there’s is a short questionnaire: https://forms.office.com/e/2cVTQF5ntq Alternatively, get in touch with us! E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01792 481232

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It’s been a busy time for STEPS II; recruitment open at North Cumbria Integrated Care, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton! Struggling with walking due to Parkinson’s Disease, check out plymouth.ac.uk/steps2 #STEPSII #Research

STEPS II

STEPS II is a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded study for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

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Very few people realise that the vast majority of hospice and palliative care is provided by charity - not by the NHS. I think this is a national scandal. Please RT if you do too 🙏
Hospice UK@hospiceuk17 Oct 2024
In this interview with @skynewsniall, Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) emphasises the need to prioritise quality end of life care. Regardless of Parliament's decision on assisted dying, fixing the funding of our struggling hospice and end of life care system is essential.
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Postural care is and should be an important part of a learning disability nurse’s job as it can help people avoid body shape distortions and other health problems @BornatRightTime @SimpleStuffWrks @JonathanBeebee @RcnLDForum Find out more here: rcni.com/learning-disability…

Why postural care is important in learning disability nursing

Postural care should be an important part of a learning disability nurse’s job. By supporting families and offering good postural care, nurses can help people with learning disabilities avoid body...

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Work of OTs held up as an example for therapists across the UK sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea…
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🗣️ A 50-year career in healthcare could have been so different for Christine Morrell had it not been for a convenient bus stop and some sound advice from her father. 🚌 👉 sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea…
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Today, the HCPC’s revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics come into effect.
HCPC
@The_HCPC1 Sep 2024
Today, the HCPC’s revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics come into effect. These standards are essential. They set out how we expect HCPC registrants to behave, what the public can expect from them and they underpin our work as a regulator. hcpc-uk.org/standards-of-con…
Graphic with a purple and pink background, showing a white icon of a document with lines and ticks, in a circle. In the background are other icons relating to the themes in the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics. There is a URL at the bottom of the image which reads: 'www.hcpc-uk.org/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics'. The HCPC logo is in the top right.

ALT Graphic with a purple and pink background, showing a white icon of a document with lines and ticks, in a circle. In the background are other icons relating to the themes in the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics. There is a URL at the bottom of the image which reads: 'www.hcpc-uk.org/standards-of-conduct-performance-and-ethics'. The HCPC logo is in the top right.

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Resting@ChrissieMoz26 Jun 2024
Following the celebration of women in engineering really please to see Jennifer Brady @SwanseabayNHS Rehabilitation Engineering presenting MoveTrak at MediWales Connects @LornaTasker @markbowtell
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Lorna Tasker retweeted
INWED@INWED191923 Jun 2024
We're feeling inspired by so many remarkable women in engineering sharing their stories this #INWED24 🥳 #EnhancedByEngineering
Engineering Science, Oxford@oxengsci23 Jun 2024
Celebrate #INWED2024 with Oxford DPhil student Sierra Sparks! 👩‍🔬 Using pupillometry to study neurological disorders, she's a Rhodes Scholar & STEM diversity advocate. Swipe to learn about her impactful work & path. #WomenInEngineering #OxfordEngineering @INWED1919
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The deadline for booking #PMG2024 tickets is just 2 weeks away: Thursday 27 June. bit.ly/BookPMG2024 Don't leave it to the last minute - especially if your organisation needs a number of weeks to process invoices for payment!
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Jemma Rogers@jemmah3130 Apr 2024
A wonderful example of the change in treatment options following the brilliant clinical research undertaken within our Health Board! @SwanseabayNHS @SBU_Research
Swansea Bay NHS@SwanseabayNHS24 Apr 2024
It’s MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week and we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of Morriston Hospital’s MS Service. The team has grown to provide a holistic and patient-centred service to support those with the condition. More sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea…
Image is of Sue Davies, 66, a patient of the MS Service.

ALT Image is of Sue Davies, 66, a patient of the MS Service.

Image is a group shot of Morriston Hospital's Multiple Sclerosis Service team.

ALT Image is a group shot of Morriston Hospital's Multiple Sclerosis Service team.

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Have you booked for #PMG2024 yet? The Early Bird rate runs until 20 May, book now and make sure you don't miss out! REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/BookPMG2024 Find more details on our website lnkd.in/ghgHxVa
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When it comes to teamwork, a skilled Swansea Bay team and their service users are sitting pretty – quite literally. Our Rehabilitation Engineering Unit (REU) workshop crew has won praise for its work. Read the story here sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea…
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FES and Parkinson's - STEPS II Project The study aims to determine if FES applied to the common peroneal nerve using the ODFS Pace (OML FES device) improves the mobility of people who have Parkinson’s. Find out more odstockmedical.com/the-steps…

STEPS II Study (FES & Parkinson’s) | Odstock Medical

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Check out the Health Awareness supplement in the Guardian and online today. healthawareness.co.uk/neurol… #NeurologicalHealth #HealthAwareness2024

Functional electrical stimulation helps patients walk with confidence

A functional electrical stimulation (FES) technique has been shown to improve walking for people with conditions affecting the nervous system.

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Online booking has opened for PMG2024! Register here bit.ly/BookPMG2024 Keep up to date with the latest about the programme on our website pmguk.co.uk/conference #PMG2024 #posture #mobility
Booking is open for PMG2024 at Telford International Centre from 15 to 17 July 2024

ALT Booking is open for PMG2024 at Telford International Centre from 15 to 17 July 2024

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