Lucy Gardiner MSc PGCHE FHEA MCSP

Lucy Gardiner

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy

Lucy Gardiner is an Assistant Professor in Physiotherapy, within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. She specializes in the cardio-respiratory field.  

Qualifications

 BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

MSc Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Studies

PGCHE  

Biography

Lucy Gardiner qualified as a Physiotherapist at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2010. She started her career in physiotherapy at Northampton General Hospital before moving to London and specializing in the cardio-respiratory field. Lucy has worked across the breadth of cardio-respiratory practice including critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, chronic disease management and rehabilitation. She commenced her MSc in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy at University College London in 2016; her dissertation explored the role of dance as an alternative form of exercise in pulmonary rehabilitation.

Lucy is passionate about the provision of evidence-based, holistic care and empowering patients to self-manage in an ageing, increasingly complex population. She moved into an academic role at the University of Birmingham in 2019 and completed PGCHE in 2021. Lucy has interests in long-term condition rehabilitation, multimorbidity, health behaviour change and health inequalities. From October 2022-2025, she is undertaking the Leicestershire Health Inequalities Improvement Doctoral Training Programme (funded by the Wellcome Trust).

Lucy is a co-opted committee member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC) and has represented the ACPRC on the British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist Advisory Group (BTS PR SAG).

Teaching

MSci Physiotherapy

MSc Pre-reg Physiotherapy

Respiratory Medicine - PGCert/PGDip/MSc

Research

  • Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
  • Use of arts in healthcare
  • Health behaviour change
  • Multimorbidity
  • Long Covid
  • Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy education 

Other activities

  • Member of Interprofessional Education steering group (UoB)
  • Co-opted committee member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care
  • Current member of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist Advisory group on behalf of the ACPRC
  • Bank Physiotherapist at University Hospitals Birmingham 

Publications

  • Gardiner, L. and Singh, S. (2022) Inequality in Pulmonary Rehabilitation–The challenges magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chronic Respiratory Disease19, p.14799731221104098. https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731221104098
  • Clarke, J., Bendall, A., Douglas, E., Buckman, L., Cross, J., Ellum, S., Gardiner, L., Hashmi-Greenwood, M., Shannon, H., & Stiger, R. (2021) Statement and considerations for the teaching of airway generating procedures (AGPs) in higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of ACPRC, 53 (1) pp. 66-77. Available at: https://www.acprc.org.uk/publications/acprc-journal/   
  • Soundy, A., Hemmings, L., Gardiner, L., Rosewilliam, S., Heneghan, N., Cronin, K., & Reid, K (2021) E-learning communication skills training for Physiotherapy students; a two phased sequential mixed methods study. Patient Education and Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.022
  • Gardiner, L., Alderslade, A., Butler, F., Graham, L., Harvey-Dunstan, T., Ingram, K., Lewko, A., Nolan, C., Owen, H., Pilsworth, S., Stewart, H., Swingwood, E., Wainwright, K., & Wright, C. (2021). Statement and considerations for the remote delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of ACPRC, 53 (2) pp. 151-186. Available at: https://www.acprc.org.uk/publications/acprc-journal/  
  • Soundy, A., Hemmings, L., & Gardiner, L. (2020) Screening and supporting the mental health of student physiotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 28 (1). https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2020.010
  • Gardiner, L., Shannon, H., & Osman, L. (2020) Dance-based versus conventional exercise in pulmonary rehabilitation: A retrospective service evaluation. Journal of ACPRC, 52 (1) pp. 38-50. Available at: https://www.acprc.org.uk/publications/acprc-journal/     
  • British Thoracic Society (2020) COVID-19 Information for the Respiratory Community Remote assessment: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Resource Pack Lucy Gardiner, Laura Graham, Theresa Harvey-Dunstan, Claire Nolan (BTS PR SAG)
  • British Thoracic Society (2020) COVID-19 Information for the Respiratory Community Remote assessment: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Remote Assessment. Available at: https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-information-for-the-respiratory-community/Lucy Gardiner, Laura Graham, Theresa Harvey-Dunstan, Amanda McNaughton, Claire Nolan, Nanette Spain, Louise Sewell, Ioannis Vogiatzis (BTS PR SAG

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