Stevenson, Kay

Kay is a Consultant Physiotherapist, and an Honorary Professor of Musculoskeletal Care and Leadership. She works in a large community Trust (Midland Partnership Foundation Trust) and in the Impact Accelerator Unit, Keele University. She is the Clinical Lead for a large Musculoskeletal Interface Service with responsibility for quality of evidence based care, clinical competency, educational developments and strategic direction. She leads this large team of Rheumatologists, General Practitioners, Advanced Practice Physiotherapists and Podiatrists. She is responsible for embedding the best evidence into clinical practice to improve the care of patients with musculoskeletal disease. This has involved the implementation the best evidence for the management of low back pain (STaRT Back) and capturing international uptake. She is committed to engaging all stakeholder in this work. She formed the Musculoskeletal ‘Evidence into Practice’ groups. This multidisciplinary group engages over 80 academics, clinicians and librarians have asked and answered over 120 clinical questions and improved care as a result. This has led to 3 funded research trails and was awarded a British Society of Rheumatology Award for Outstanding Clinical Practice in 2016 She is a Versus Arthritis Clinical Champion and is undertaking a bespoke Leadership programme with Ashridge Executive Education.