Lucy Chaldecott

Lucy graduated from Cardiff University in 2013. She completed junior rotations at Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, which included neurology, elderly care, respiratory, MSK outpatients and orthopaedics. She then specialised in Neurology, gaining a senior role to work with neurological patients in acute and community settings. This included patients with strokes, Parkinsons, spinal cord injuries and MS. Lucy later moved fully into the community setting, working at an inpatient rehabilitation centre in Bournemouth. This tapped into her varied knowledge and skill sets by combining elderly care, orthopaedics, falls management, neuro rehab and palliative care. 

Learning and development are important to Lucy so she has completed courses such as Movement Science for Neurological Rehabilitation, Health Improvement Level 1, Motivational Interviewing, and Leadership. More recently she has expanded her clinical skills to become a Pilates instructor which she uses in her physiotherapy practice and in evening group classes. She also has experience teaching other classes which she has really enjoyed, including balance and falls prevention, stroke rehabilitation and lower back pain management.

Outside of work, Lucy is an outdoors-lover! She has many active interests such as hiking, cycling, tennis and skiing, and has challenged her physical and mental capabilities on treks such as Tour Mont Blanc and the Haute Route in the French Alps. However, she does also love some down-time relaxing with friends and family with a picnic at the beach or on a good countryside walk.

Lucy strives to share her compassionate nature and enthusiasm for improving quality of life. Her varied experiences enable her to take a holistic approach to patient care, and to work with patients and those close to them on the things that really matter, however big or small they seem.