Margaret Stephens

University of Manchester 1984

Postgraduate Study:
Masters degree at University College London in 1995

Membership:
Member of NHS Research Ethics Committee in Southampton  
Member of The British Aphasiology Society
Professional Reviewer for the UK Stroke Forum for Stroke Training

Margaret is a highly skilled clinician in the field of adult neurology. She has worked in the Poole area and in West Dorset for many years in both Acute hospitals and in the community in hospitals, nursing homes and visiting patients in their homes. She has an interest in Research and is an expert  member of  an NHS Research Ethics Committee in Southampton  which is responsible for giving approval for medical research in a wide range of clinical areas but which is flagged nationally for consideration of studies which include adults who may be unable to consent for themselves. She is also a Professional Reviewer for the UK Stroke Forum for Stroke Training.

Margaret is highly skilled in the management of speech and communication problems following stroke and is a member of The British Aphasiology Society. She also has a clinical interest in neuro-degenerative disease particularly Parkinson’s Disease and dementia.

Margaret works with patients on a one-to-one basis at the clinic and will also visit patients at home if they find it difficult to travel to the clinic. She  is also able to offer small group therapy such as conversation groups when there are enough people needing this type of therapy input. She is very keen to offer Lee-Silverman Voice Therapy to people with speech difficulties as a result of Parkinson’s Disease. She will also see people for help with stuttering or stammering.

Therapy sessions are relaxed and fun and are designed around the individual's personal goals which may include seeing people in a variety of settings such as coffee shops and visits to the bank etc to work on increasing self-confidence and conversational skills in all environments.