CSP spokespeople

Rachael Moses
Specialisms: respiratory

Location: Lancashire/London/Newcastle

More info: @AHPLeader

• Chief allied health professional lead at NHS Nightingale London
• Consultant physiotherapist specialising in complex ventilation, airway clearance and tracheostomy care
• Sits on the CSP Council and is a trustee and board member for St Catherine’s Hospice
• Does humanitarian work for Medical Aid for Palestinians
• Runner-up of ITV’s Good Morning Britain Hospital Health Star Awards

Ema Swingwood
Specialisms: respiratory, advanced ventilation and airway clearance

Availability: flexible

Location: Bristol/South West

More info: Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC)

• Respiratory pathway lead physiotherapist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
• NIHR Clinical Academic Research Fellow at the University of the West of England
• Her area of clinical expertise and interest is ventilation, weaning and complex airway clearance.
• Sits on the BTS Education and Training Committee, NHSE/PHE Independent High-Risk Aerosol Generating Procedures Panel, ICS Physiotherapy Professional Advisory Group and the Equity, Diversity and Belonging Committee of the CSP.

Laura Mylott

• Highly specialist physiotherapist critical care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust 
• Found respiratory physio when she started the B6 resp rotations at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and then went on to become a static B7 in ICU
• Loves the challenges ICU presents, the problem solving needed and how it brings together so many of her skills 
• Public relations officer for the ACPR

Rachael Colclough

• Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Respiratory Medicine at the University Hospital Birmingham where she leads a team delivering care to patients with long-term respiratory conditions
• Works within the acute medicine service supporting patients with NIV and also the clinic setting alongside consultants specialising in bronchiectasis and COPD
• Advisory member on the board for the National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme
• Passionate about wanting to improve the lives of respiratory patients and enjoys working alongside other likeminded individuals working in partnership with commissioners to make this happen.  
• Chair of the ACPRC 

Heather Probert
Specialisms: cardiac disease and diabetes

• Consultant Physiotherapist / Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation Lead at Harefield and Royal Brompton Hospitals
• Over 17 years' experience within the field of cardiac rehabilitation and a wide range of expertise rehabilitating patients
• Co-chair of the ACPICR executive committee and is treasurer on BACPR council
• Tutor on both the BACPR Part 2 and Heart Failure Courses.
• Former chair of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Exercise Professional Group

Helen Alexander

• Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Services Lead at Nuffield Health at St.Bartholomew’s Hospital in central London.
• Co-chair of the ACPICR executive committee and sits on the Exercise Professionals Group committee of British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR).
• BACPR course tutor and a visiting lecturer at Kings College London 

Dr Jonathan McCrea
Specialisms: neurological physiotherapy

Availability: flexible

Location: Northern Ireland

More info: @JonnieMcC

• An NHS neurological physiotherapist in the community and outpatient settings
• A service manager for Brain Injury Matters (NI), a charity that helps people affected by all types of acquired brain injury and their families
• Graduated from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh before completing a PhD in physiotherapy
• Has worked in Brazil with leprosy patients, and in a range of clinical settings in Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology

Leanne Atkins
Specialisms: neurological conditions, with a special interest in stroke

Availability: flexible

Location: Nottingham

More info: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• Highly Specialist Community Stroke Physiotherapist
• Experienced in treatment of a wide range of neurological conditions in the NHS & private setting
• Member of HCPC, CSP, ACPIN
• Keen swimmer, climber and gym attender

Bhamu Ramaswamy

• Dr Bhanu Ramaswamy OBE is an Independent Physiotherapy Consultant specialising in elder rehabilitation and neurology.
• She was one of the first physiotherapists to gain a non-medical prescribing qualification
• Her main areas of interest include elder rehabilitation and the treatment of stroke and MS
• Involved in national and international work with people with Parkinson’s disease

Caroline Appel

• Clinical lead physiotherapist for a stroke and neuro service in London
• Board trustee on LEGS (Local exercise groups for stroke and neurological conditions

Sarah de Biase
Specialisms: health and wellbeing of older people

Availability: flexible
Location: Leeds/London
More info: @sarahdebiase, AGILE

• Promotes high standards in physiotherapy with older people through education, research and high-qualityservice delivery
• Chair of AGILE, the professional network of the CSP for physiotherapists working with older people
• Currently the allied health professional lead at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Previous experience includes being a member of the Electronic Frailty Index team, which won the Royal College of Physicians Excellence in Patient Care Award for Innovation in 2017

Kate Lough Specialisms: pelvic health, pelvic organ prolapse, complex mesh removal

• Chair of POGP, Kate has been a specialist physiotherapist in pelvic health since 2001 working in the areas of perinatal, male and female continence and pelvic floor dysfunction
• Her training has included a Masters in Rehabilitation Counselling, qualification as a Body Control Pilates instructor and a Diploma from the Institute of Psychosexual medicine

• Kate took a break from clinical work to complete a PhD in 2020: Making pessary use for prolapse women-centred and evidence-based. As part of that work she set up and chaired the UK Pessary Use for Prolapse Group which launched a UK Guideline in March 2020. The next stage of this work is being taken on by the UKCS and POGP organisations to produce a competency framework for pessary practitioners

• Kate returned to clinical work in the NHS and Private Practice in Glasgow last year and is currently working as an advanced practitioner including involvement in the Scottish Complex Mesh Removal Service.

Lucia Berry
Specialisms:pelvic health

Location: London
More info: @ThePOGP or @luciaberryphys1

• Advanced physiotherapy practitioner and lecturer at Brunel University London
• Subject leader for pelvic health and healthcare leadership
• Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy(POGP) network trustee and chair of the communication subcommittee
• Member of the NHS England transformation support group on postnatal care

Emma Brockwell
Specialisms: postpartum recovery, pelvic health, running, pelvic health in sport

Availability: flexible

Location: London and Surrey

More info: PhysioMum

• Believes every new mother should be seen by a pelvic health physio to optimise rehabilitation and safe return to exercise
• Co-authored the UK’s first Return to Running postnatal guidelines
• Completed a postgraduate course in pelvic obstetric gynaecological physiotherapy
• Founder of #pelvicroar a physiotherapy-led collaboration in pelvic health campaigning

Christien Bird

• Specialises in women’s health physio and ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor muscles and perineal evaluation
• Treats women who have not fully regained their urinary or bowel control following delivery as well as those mums that appear to make a good recovery but develop incontinence or organ prolapsed years later
• Clinical interest in treating and managing women during the peri menopause and beyond as well as tutoring and presenting at menopause events
• Co-founder of the online Menopause Movement online training & community platform for health and fitness professionals

Miti Rach

• Clinical Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist working in the NHS and a Board Treasurer for POGP
• Passionate about pelvic health and ensuring that the services are inclusive of the gender diverse population.  
• Her clinical practice includes providing treatment to women, men and non-binary people with pelvic floor dysfunction including bladder and bowel conditions, prolapse, prostate cancer and also sexual dysfunction.  
• In her spare time she enjoys volunteering and regularly participating in global outreach programs for medical activism, wildlife conservation and also homelessness.  

Claire Brown

• Clinical specialist pelvic health physiotherapist at Cambridge University hospital Pelvic Health physiotherapist for 12 years.
• Employed in 2013 as a physiotherapist to teach woman how to manage their own pessaries in a quality improvement programme funded by the Health Foundation and today uses pessaries in her clinical caseload.
• Part of the UK Pessary guideline group, leading the sub-training group, and she has published work on the current management of pessary care in the UK.
• A tutor for POGP on the pelvic organ prolapse course since 2014 

Dr Gillian Campbell

• Qualified as a physiotherapist from University College London
• Completed PhD within the Institute of Biomechanics at the University Nottingham, exploring strain in tendons via ultrasound speckle tracking.  
• Returned to research in 2019 having been awarded a fellowship at the University of Nottingham to investigate the physiotherapeutic management of urinary incontinence in recreational female athletes
• Currently continuing research work in Nottingham within an NIHR clinical academic bridging award investigating the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in women who take part in sport and exercise. 

Gráinne Donnelly

• Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner working in private practice and research in Northern Ireland
• Completed a postgraduate certificate in Continence for Physiotherapists at the University of Bradford and a Masters in Advancing Practice in Physiotherapy at Ulster University, N. Ireland
• Produced multiple papers on diastasis rectus abdominis and postpartum physical activity including running
• Incoming co-editor for the Journal of Pelvic Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (JPOGP), the communications officer for the N. Ireland CSP board, an honorary member of the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group at Canterbury Christ Church University and a specialist advisor for the Active Pregnancy Foundation. 

Paula Igualada-Martinez

• Has worked in various hospitals across the UK and has experience in urology, urogynaecology, colorectal, obstetric, pain and psychosexual teams, giving her a great insight into the advanced assessment and treatment of pelvic floor disorders
• In 2020, she started working at Brunel University as an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the Advanced Clinical Practice in Pelvic Health postgraduate course. Her main research interest is the effect of physiotherapy on pelvic floor dysfunction following childbirth.  
• In April 2022, she was appointed to clinically lead the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service across the Southeast London and Neonatal clinical system (LMNS). The Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) is a national NHS England and NHS Improvement phased implementation pilot project to improve access to postnatal physiotherapy and multidisciplinary pelvic health clinics.  

Darren Brown
Specialisms: HIV, oncology, disability and palliative care

Availability: Monday, Wednesday

Location: London

More info: HIV Physio

• Champions the role of physiotherapy for people living with HIV
• Leads the physiotherapy service at the largest HIV unit in Europe
• Invented the BeYou+ health app, which supports self-management strategies for people living with HIV
• Awarded an NIHR master's of clinical research in 2019
• Vice-chair of the UK Rehabilitation in HIV Association

Annie Brown
Specialism: cancer and palliative care

• Works in the Macmillan Next Steps Cancer Rehabilitation Team based in Gloucestershire.
• Helps patients work through the physical side effects cancer and it’s treatment.
• A focus on managing pain, range of movement difficulties and improving a person’s ability to be physically active.
• Loves her job and is passionate about working in a team that provides holistic rehabilitation to help with all aspects of a person’s recovery

Catherine Neck
Specialism: cancer and palliative care

• Cancer Programme Lead at NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit 
• Lead for a range of cancer improvement projects for Cancer Alliances, ICSs and National Cancer Team 
• Expertise in cancer prehab/ rehab and personalised care interventions 
• Former Macmillan AHP Lead for SWAG Cancer Alliance 
• Delivered cancer rehab training and presented at international, national and regional cancer conferences.

Emily Stowe
Specialism: cancer and palliative care

• Current chair of ACPOPC 
• Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in a hospice, with 13 years experience in palliative care 
• Published research on the experience of breathlessness in patients with a palliative diagnosis 
• Particular interest in palliative care for people with a non-cancer diagnosis, including motor neurone disease, COPD and heart failure 

Julia Earle
Specialisms: pre- and post-op lower limb amputee rehabilitation

Availability: Monday-Thursday
Location: Kent
More info: British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation (BACPAR)

• Clinical specialist physiotherapist in amputee rehabilitation who worked in acute inpatient amputees and vascular wards for 10 years
• Postgraduate certificate in amputee rehabilitation
• Since 2005, she has worked at a regional prosthetic limb centre
• Chair of the BACPAR

Louise Tisdale
Specialisms: lower limb pre-amputation assessment, and amputee rehabilitation including prosthetic limbs

Availability: Flexible

Location: Wolverhampton

More info: British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation (BACPAR)

• Specialist clinician in the rehabilitation of lower limb amputees, with 10 years in her current role
• Works as part of a multidisciplinary team in an NHS amputee rehab service
• Looks after patients with lower limb amputation, some with a prosthesis
• Vice-chair of the BACPAR

Brendon Stubbs
Specialisms: physical activity and mental health, healthy ageing

Availability: Monday-Wednesday, Friday

Location: London

• Research physiotherapist
• Head of physiotherapy at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
• Clinical lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London
• His research focuses on physical activity and mental health, and the mind-body interface
• He focuses on how keeping a healthy body keeps the mind healthy (and vice versa), and how lifestyle contributes to healthy ageing

Kate Hesse
Specialisms: thoroughbred racehorses, flat racing

Availability: any time

Location: Newmarket

More info: On Track Physiotherapy

• Australian-born, she started treating horses in 1997 and moved to the UK in 2002
• Works at the pinnacle of flat racing and has treated household names of the sport
• In 2009, completed a master's degree in veterinary physiotherapy
• Became official physiotherapist for Veterinary Services at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
• Also an Army Reserve officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps

Leanne Antoine
Specialisms: MSK, sports injuries, lower limb rehabilitation

Availability: Flexible

Location: St Albans

More info: Distinct Physiotherapy, YouTube

• Specialist neuro-musculoskeletal physiotherapist with both NHS and private hospital/practices experience
• Has worked with Arsenal women’s reserve and first team footballers,UFC fighters, and Tring Park ballet students
• Gained a master's in neuro-musculoskeletal physiotherapy in 2015
• Has experience in private and NHS settings
• Semi-professional gymnast and fitness fanatic

Uzo Ehiogu
Specialisms: Exercise training, physical fitness, climbing, upper limb rehabilitation, extreme sports

Availability: flexible

Location: Birmingham

More info: Inside Ed

• NHS clinical teaching fellow at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham
• Consultant rehabilitation and physical preparation adviser
• Master of science – neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy
• Master of science – strength and conditioning science (currently studying)
• Bachelor of science – physiotherapy
• Bachelor of science – applied exercise science
• Former Royal Marines Commando, British Army officer and military parachutist
• Keen climber and trail runner

Laura Finucane
Specialisms: spinal conditions and serious pathology, advanced practice

Availability: Monday-Thursday

Location: Sussex

• Consultant physiotherapist with a special interest in serious spinal pathologies and has presented internationally on this subject
• Manages patients with back pain, working closely with spinal surgeons
• Completed a master's degree in neuro-musculoskeletal physiotherapy and now teaches and examines at postgraduate level
• Vice-president of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists and is an honorary fellow of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
• Mountain biker and skier

Mehmet Gem

• Advanced practice physiotherapist
• MSK sonographer and shockwave specialist working in private practice
• Qualified in 1998 at Pondicherry University in India
• Gained a master's in advanced physiotherapy in 2014, followed by an ultrasound qualification in 2020

Sam Simmonds

• PGDip in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire.
  Over the last eleven years he has specialised in musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, whilst developing his specialist interest in hip & groin injuries, specifically FAI syndrome.
• Regional FCP Lead for Pure Physiotherapy
• Owns private hip consultancy clinic where he treats patients all over the world.
• Developed CPD course called 'Simplifying The Hip' which he teaches to healthcare professionals all around the world both remotely and face to face.

Simon Williams

• An ACP at Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation trust where he is also the physiotherapy professional lead
• Works in FCP, orthopaedic clinics and MSK outpatients.
• Has a particular interest in lower limb rehabilitation and foot and ankle and tendon pathology
• Believes the MACP has an important role in the maintaining of MSK standards in a rapidly changing healthcare system currently, with the ongoing evolution and embedding of FCP, ACP and consultant roles

Chris Mercer
Specialisms: back pain, serious spinal pathology and radiology

Availability: Monday pm, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday am

Location: West Sussex

• Graduated in 1989 and now a consultant physiotherapist with an interest in serious spinal pathology
• Clinical lead for the Spinal Triage Clinic and the head of Research and Audit for Therapies within the NHS
• Chaired the CSP’s low back pain group that produced national guidelines for physiotherapists
• Also chaired the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, chairs the CSP Education Awards Panel and is vice-chair of CSP’s charitable trust
• Keen surfer and kick-boxer

Sam Bhide

• An advanced physiotherapy practitioner in primary care
• Completed physiotherapy studies in India in 2006 and has since been passionate about learning, education, and research related to musculoskeletal health and physiotherapy
• In her NHS role she is also a ‘train the trainer’ educator for Health Education England and an FCP supervisor
• Founder and clinical director of Physiotherapy health and wellness service-Physiozen.
• Independent prescriber
• Primary care champion for the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (NASS)

Matthew Harrison

• Specialist in musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and works clinically as a First Contact Physiotherapist (FCP) based in a GP practice
• His role is combined with leading the FCP team, 27 members of staff who serve the local City and Hackney population who have the aim of delivering expertise to patients in their GP surgeries without the need for a traditional GP referral.
• Matt has previously worked in professional and amateur sport (Football and Rugby) alongside his NHS work

Diarmuid Denneny
Specialisms: pain management, psychologically informed approaches, mindfulness, complex regional pain syndrome

Availability: Flexible

Location: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)

• Advanced physiotherapy practitioner
• Over 20 years’ clinical experience – an expert in chronic, ongoing, persistent pain
• Chair of the Physiotherapy Pain Association
• Trained teacher at Oxford Mindfulness Centre, and uses mindfulness in pain management
• Professional lead physiotherapist at the world-renowned pain management centre at UCLH
• Member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence development committee for chronic pain guidelines due in 2020

Jackie Walumbe
Specialisms: pain management, complex pain, qualitative research

Availability: flexible

Location: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)

More info: Physiotherapy Pain Association (PPA)

• Advanced physiotherapy practitioner
• Doctoral researcher/PhD candidate at the University of Oxford
• Completed a master's in global public health and policy, and a master's in pain: science and society
• Health Education England/NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow looking at self-management of chronic pain
• Vice-chair of the PPA

Dr Dana Maki
Specialisms: health inequalities

Availability: flexible

Location: London

Info: Brunel University London

• Senior lecturer and programme lead for MSc in physiotherapy (TNE) at Brunel University London
• Clinical specialist in MSK and pain management
• Member of the editorial committee of Pain and Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Physiotherapy Pain Association
• Member of the national conference organising committee for the Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) association

Tom Goom
Specialisms: running injury, tendinopathy, bone stress injury, running-related research and gait retraining

Availability: Monday, Wednesday and Friday am

Location: Brighton

More info: Running Physio

• Clinical lead at the Physio Rooms
• A keen runner and creator of website offering free online advice to runners on injury treatment and prevention
• His work has featured in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Runner’s World and Men’s Running UK
• In 2019, he worked with women’s health physiotherapists to produce a comprehensive guide to postnatal return to running
• Formerly the physio at a semi-professional football club

Anna Hebda-Boon
Specialisms: paediatric neuro-orthopaedics, spasticity management, gait analysis, clinical decision-making, education

Availability: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Location: London

More info: Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)

• Clinical specialist paediatric physiotherapist in neuro-orthopaedics
• Education Officer for the APCP promoting advancements in education across the UK and establishing international educational collaborations
• Studying for a PhD, researching gait analysis in children with cerebral palsy
• Has a postgraduate certificate in clinical biomechanics and in academic practice
• Involved in international educational and clinical charity projects

Linda Walsh
Specialisms: club foot, hip dysplasia, MSK and orthopaedic conditions

Availability: Monday, Thursday, Friday

Location: London

More info: Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)

• Child and adolescent orthopaedic specialist and member of a specialist service based at the Royal London Hospital
• Member of the APCP, actively promoting children’s physiotherapy
• Keen interest in patients’ experience of healthcare and supporting physiotherapists through mentorship and education opportunities

Alex Bell

• Graduated from Kings College London in 1996 with a BSc(Hons) in physiotherapy.
• Has worked internationally
• Founded Back in Action UK which has provided physiotherapy services and workplace health solutions to many companies around the UK for over 20 years
• On the committee for the ACOPHE

Glykeria Skamagki

• Completed her PhD studies at Coventry University
• Research officer for ACOPHE and editor of the Physiotherapy in Work and Health Journal
• Research interests include occupational health and MSK disorders; climate/environment change and health and wellbeing; public health and projects related to social sciences; education and mixed methods research as a methodology

Paul Shawcross

• Part of the physiotherapy lecturing team at the University of Salford and leads on practice placements for undergraduate physiotherapy students. 
• His clinical background is musculoskeletal and key area of interest is the management of musculoskeletal health and wellbeing in the workplace
• Has worked in a mix of NHS, private and occupational health services for a number of years and still works part-time supporting patients with chronic pain to return to the workplace
• Completed a second MSc in Health Ergonomics
• Enjoys tennis, running and lifting a few weights when he gets the chance
• Founded Back in Action UK which has provided physiotherapy services and workplace health solutions to many companies around the UK for over 20 years
• On the committee for the ACOPHE

Karen Middleton
Specialisms: CSP policy, NHS policy, public health

Availability: flexible

Location: London

More info: CSP profile

• The first woman and the first physiotherapist to be chief executive of the CSP
• Became chief executive in February 2014, moving from NHS England
• Previously led more than 80,000 staff in the NHS and other sectors as the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer
• Passionate about the leading role physiotherapy plays in enabling people to live long and live well

Ruth ten Hove
Specialisms: First Contact Physiotherapy, rehabilitation

Availability: flexible

Location: London/Hertfordshire

• CSP assistant director
• Completed a master's in public health in 1990
• Works to improve access to and the quality of rehabilitation
• Led national audit for hip fractures
• Leads on major research projects, including FCP and Covid-19 rehabilitation

Claire Sullivan
Specialisms: employment relations, trade union matters, workplace health and safety, workplace law

Availability: flexible

Location: London

• Director of employment relations and union services
• Joined the CSP 25 years ago and in 2014 became the first physiotherapist to lead its trade union arm
• Formerly a neurological physiotherapist in the NHS and active in the disability movement
• Completed a master's in industrial relations in 1995
• Non-executive director of the Health and Safety Executive since July 2019