Dr Fairhurst has been the National Speciality Lead for Children’s Neurosciences at NHS England for the last nine years. He has been a Consultant focussing on child onset movement disorders, including cerebral palsy, at Evelina London Children’s Hospital for over 25 years, working with the MDTs there to support the remarkable children, young people and their families cope with co-morbidity, discomfort and the functional impact of the neurological disability.
He has sat on numerous international working parties, published widely, was chair and author of the NICE cerebral palsy guidelines for children and young people and subsequently advised the adult cerebral palsy guideline. He is now also a Clinical Advisor to NICE.