Health Professions staff
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Nichola Smith
Senior Lecturer
Nichola graduated from Cardiff University in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) in Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma from BCU in 2017. Since qualifying, Nichola has gained experience in various areas of Diagnostic Radiography, including general X-ray, A&E, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology and...
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Neil Smith
Senior Lecturer Paramedic Science
Neil is a Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Science, having spent over a decade working in a variety of roles within several UK ambulance services. Neil teaches across all modules on the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science programme, but has a particular interest in resuscitation, trauma and the biological sciences which underpin the...
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Andi Smith
Lecturer
Having a wealth of experience in both the ambulance service and third sector Andi joined the Paramedic Science team in 2024. Andi teaches across all three years, is personal tutor for first year Paramedic Science students, supervises a number of third year dissertation students and is the department’s outreach and admissions...
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Jackie Stephen-Haynes
Professor
Jackie Stephen-Haynes completed her RGN in 1984, specialising in orthopaedics and then, more specifically, rheumatology. Working in a rheumatology specialist unit, her interest in tissue viability began with an audit of wounds and a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. The increasing emphasis on primary care led to Jackie...
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Lynda Stobert
Senior Lecturer MSc Public Health
Lynda Stobert is the Programme Director to the MSc Public Health Programme and is also the module lead for the Social Science and Public Health module delivered on the course. She has extensive experience in teaching healthcare and public health students across a range of modules related to the sociology of health and illness,...
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Greg Stretton
Physiotherapy Lecturer/Admissions Tutor
Greg currently works as a lecturer-practitioner Physiotherapist, specializing in Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Renal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology & Palliative Care. He has been teaching in HE for over 15 years but has only been at BCU since April 2023. He currently leads the Foundations of Physiotherapy &...
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Anushka Sumra
Focus Course Lead and Senior Lecturer - Ultrasound
Since studying for her post graduate degree in medical ultrasound in 2009 here at BCU, Anushka has spent the majority of her clinical ultrasound career within a dedicated Womens teaching hospital. Anushka's areas of expertise include obstetrics, gynaecology and paediatric ultrasound. Anushka is fortunate to have an...
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Dr Peter Thain
Associate Professor and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Sports Therapist, Peter has over a decade of experience working in basketball, football and netball. Peter is currently the clinical lead for the Great Britain Senior Women's Basketball Team, overseeing all performance and medical services. He has travelled the globe working at the...
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Claire Westwood
Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Claire qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist from the University of Reading. She worked as an intermediary with vulnerable defendants in Crown and Magistrates courts before moving to work in the NHS. In the NHS, Claire set up and ran Speech and Language Therapy services in a Youth Offending Team, Violence Reduction Unit,...
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Nick White
Senior Lecturer in Radiography
Nick is a Senior Lecturer within the Department of Radiography at Birmingham City University and also a clinical tutor within the radiotherapy department at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Nick has worked in radiography education for 19 years, teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He is...