Caitlin Balkin

BSc Physiotherapy

Specialisms:

Spinal Injury
Brain Injury
Progressive Neurological Diseases
Elderly Patients
Cerebral Palsy
Burns Management
Pain Management
Orthopaedics
Amputations
Tracheostomy
Respiratory Disease
Breach of Duty
Physiotherapy Reports

Professional Qualifications & Memberships

·       BSc Physiotherapy

·       PGDip Indigenous Leadership

·       BABICM Registered Case Manager

·       HCPC

·       Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Registration

Profile

Caitlin graduated from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand in 2017 with a BSc in Physiotherapy. She spent the following seven years working at Tertiary hospitals across New Zealand gaining experience across multiple speciality areas as listed. Caitlin has had significant experience in rehabilitation of complex cases across various backgrounds.

Since being in the UK she has been working at Kings College Hospital and St George’s Hospital both being trauma centres within London as a senior specialised physiotherapist working with complex frailty patients and high risk patients. Alongside expert witness work Caitlin Remains practising across a variety of areas currently within the NHS as a senior respiratory physiotherapist within the intensive care setting.

 

To ensure Caitlin’s practices are maintained and skills continue to develop she attends frequency courses for evidence based approach to therapy as well as contributing to recent research pertaining to those with chronic conditions.

 

The below areas are clinical areas that Caitlin has had significant experience in during her clinical practice:

·       Spinal injuries all levels (Adults)

·       Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke

·       Neurological conditions

·       Health of the Elderly

·       Multiple Sclerosis

·       Cerebral Palsy(Children and Adults)

·       Motor NeuronDisease

·       Guillain BarreSyndrome

·       Complex Burnsinjuries + Plastics rehab (Adults + Children)

·       Chronic Pain/Chronic conditions

·       ComplexOrthopaedic Injuries/Multitrauma (Adult + Children)

·       Amputees of lowerlimb (Adult)

·       Tracheostomy rehab

·       RespiratoryConditions

·       Orthopedics

 

Caitlin’s training relating to the processes surrounding expert witness and working cooperatively with the legal sector is up to date, and she is fully compliant with the expectations of her as an expert witness, and is able to adhere to the expected frameworks, time frames and professionalism expected of her as an expert witness.