Specialities
Arthritis, Back, neck, joints and muscles, Cardio-vascular / Respiratory, Chronic Fatigue / ME, Covid, Home visits, Neurology inc Stroke, MS, Occupational Health / Desk assessment, Older people's care, Oncology and palliative care, Orthopaedics / Trauma, Pain management, Rheumatology, Workplace health
Payment options
Private
Further information
Experienced, skilled and caring home-visiting community physiotherapist covering Brighton, Hove and the Deans.
Areas of clinical interest:
- Recovering from hospital stays, injuries, or operations
- Falls prevention: how to stay strong and build confidence
- Managing complex long-term health problems
- Getting more mobile around the home or community
- Using crutches, sticks and wheelchairs
- Managing fatigue, pain, or breathlessness
- Making everyday activities easier
- Improving fitness and getting back into loved activities
- Finding new ways to explore old or new hobbies
- Retaining work or vocation
- Returning to work after a diagnosis; creating return to work plans
- Fit Notes
- Persistent fatigue and pain
- Helping to negotiate the NHS or social services
- Improving general wellbeing, sleep, or anxiety
- Getting you the support you need to lead a full life despite health limitations
- Case management
- Support for carers and family
With 25 years varied experience in community, NHS, and private settings I am ideally placed to support those who might find it challenging to get to other clinics or prefer to be seen at home. With experience in acute settings and supporting those who have recently been discharged from hospital, I specialise in assessing the full person and the whole picture. Most of my clients have complex or persistent healthcare needs, and benefit from my ability to think about their health broadly. I am a compassionate, skilled problem-solver and know how to link people to local NHS, social or voluntary services in Brighton. If you or someone you care for would benefit from my integrated, practical, and caring approach please do give me a ring for a one-off home visit or to set up a time-limited or ongoing rehabilitation programme. I can also help with case management; keeping on top of the complexity of living with health conditions.
My previous experience involves working as a fatigue and pain specialist (founder of www.vitality360.co.uk), Home from Hospital Manager for Age UK, NHS community home-visiting physio in Brighton, and being a team leader with the British Red Cross emergency response team. I also have a Diploma in counselling / psychotherapy which enables me to integrate all aspects of emotional wellbeing. I care about people living the fullest life they can and am committed to making an impact.
In my spare time, I love to engage young people in creating outdoor adventures with the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, and enjoy my own hiking trips with friends. I am a hockey goal-keeper, a volunteer mentor for local teenage girls, and an official collector wild flower seeds to support our precious, local habitat.
As well as being Director of Vitality360 and working with persistent fatigue and pain, I work locally in my own community.