I have been a disability campaigner as the former Chair of East Renfrewshire Disability Forum and the current chair of Stay Up Late Scotland.
I am a freelance journalist. I host a sports show for an online radio station and I write a monthly column for the Barrhead news, the Famous Tartan Magazine and doing reports for the Sunday Programme on Radio Scotland.
Craighalbert Centre Enabling children in Scotland with neurological conditions (birth-19 years) to reach their potential and fulfil their ambitions through integrated learning, therapy, and care. Providing a range of child- and family-centred programs delivered by highly specialist physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, teachers, and learning, care and therapy practitioners.
Cerebral Palsy Scotland Conference: 1 October 2020
Supported by Digby Brown
About
The seventh annual Cerebral Palsy Scotland Conference will take place on Thursday 1 October 2020. Like many events this year, the conference will be taking place online.
Hosted by Cerebral Palsy Scotland, and supported by Digby Brown, the conference is Scotland’s only annual event focussing on cerebral palsy (CP). The conference provides:
• a meeting place for the cerebral palsy community in Scotland
• an opportunity to learn about and discuss topical issues
• an exhibition showcasing charities, services, and other organisations that support people with CP
The conference is free to attend, and registration is now open for visitors and exhibitors.
Please visit our conference page to find out more.
Digby Brown Solicitors support the work of Cerebral Palsy Scotland and help parents of children with cerebral palsy find answers while seeking fair compensation.
To talk to someone about your family’s circumstances please contact us, we are here to help.
I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2006 with a degree in Medicine. I took a year out of my medical studies to gain a pharmacology degree in 2004. After 10 years of training in hospital medicine I became a consultant in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine in 2015. I work in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Stobhill Hospital and The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Hospital. I have a specialist interest in falls and developing cancer services for Older Adults. I have worked alongside MacMillan Cancer Support and Maggies Centres. I am the Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society Oncogeriatric Specialist Interest Group. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow and I am the Physician Representative on their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. I am an Honorary Clinical Lecturer, subdean and a former EDI lead at the University of Glasgow Medical School.
I have been a trustee for Cerebral Palsy Scotland since 2019. I have cerebral palsy, in the form of Spastic Diplegia. I was involved with Cerebral Palsy Scotland (then Bobath Scotland) as a little girl as my parents were involved in fundraising for the charity since I got Bobath therapy as a child. It is great to be back involved now I am an adult.
I enjoy open water swimming – swimming the length of Loch Lubnaig for Cerebral Palsy Scotland in 2018. I also have a sausage dog called Jarvis – named after the lead singer of my favourite band, Pulp.
