
Lead Clinical Tutor in Physiotherapy
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Christina Anderson has responsibility for the physiotherapy clinical team, ensuring that there are appropriate practice placements for students to support their academic programmes. This involves training clinical staff both on and off-site, and ensuring appropriate guidelines and protocols are in place and maintained. As part of this role she visits placement areas in a number of Trusts across ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 415 8613
Email c.b.anderson@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Cara Bailey is a lecturer in nursing in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
Cara’s research maintains a broad interest in the care of people at the end of their lives beyond cancer in palliative and end of life studies and for those who work closely with the dying, the bereaved and the critically ill. She is primarily involved in research activity ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3657
Email c.bailey.2@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Nursing and Physiotherapy
After gaining her qualification as a Chartered Physiotherapist from the Cardiff School of Physiotherapy, Rosalie worked clinically within the UK and abroad.
Rosalie practiced widely within both public and private sectors before moving into education in 1999.
She has a committed enthusiasm to maintain high quality standards in teaching and learning and ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8593
Email r.m.bennett@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Year 1 Tutor
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Nick Bent is a Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Year 1 Tutor for the BSc Physiotherapy Programme.
Nick’s areas of teaching include functional human anatomy, the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injury, and sports and exercise medicine. He contributes to a number of undergraduate and postgraduate musculoskeletal modules and is Module Leader for the ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7591
Email n.p.bent@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Richard Breakwell is a lecturer in nursing. His clinical experience is varied, including transplant coordination (recipient and procurement), intensive care nursing, and liver and renal services.
Richard’s current area of interest is in the principles of nursing patients in the acute setting, and the educational aspects of student progression, retention and attrition.
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Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8608
Email r.breakwell@bham.ac.uk
Clinical Tutor in Physiotherapy
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Helen Callaghan is a Clinical Tutor in Physiotherapy and an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist. Helen has a specialist interest and background in the assessment and treatment of spinal disorders.
Helen has an interest in Work related Health issues and uses this to collaborate with colleagues on ergonomic studies and factors affecting healthcare ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6468
Email h.p.callaghan@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Nursing
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Collette Clifford has been Professor of Nursing at the University of Birmingham since 1997.
She started work as a cadet nurse prior to training as a nurse in Birmingham. Subsequently she worked in the acute care sector including working as a staff nurse in Intensive Care (Cardiff) and a number of years as a ward sister in acute medicine at the QE Hospital, ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3621
Email c.m.clifford@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer, Lead for Teaching and Learning (Nursing)
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Alison Coates is a lecturer in mental health nursing with a particular interest in older adult mental health care. She is also the Lead for Teaching and Learning in Nursing and leads on curriculum development issues.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6826
Email a.coates@bham.ac.uk

Clinical Tutor (Physiotherapy)
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Liz Cohen qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Brunel University College in 1995. She worked in the NHS and privately for 9 years before embarking on a more academic career as a Clinical Tutor in 2004. She completed her MSc Advancing Practice Specialist Neurological Rehabilitation at the University of Birmingham in March 2009. Her dissertation explored the use of the Nintendo ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 8379
Email e.l.cohen@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer
Lead for Physiotherapy Practice Education
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Jacky Conduit is a lecturer in Nursing & Physiotherapy. She leads a small team of physiotherapy staff who have responsibility for physiotherapy practice education.
Her activities have a strong education focus. As well as delivery and assessment of learning and teaching across a range of levels, Jacky has experience in new programme development, course ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8599
Email j.m.conduit@bham.ac.uk