Consulting & Mentoring

Four areas of practice,
one body of evidence.

Engagements are taken selectively and shaped to the question, the stage of the team, and the time available.

01

Research Mentoring

Long-form mentoring for clinical academics — doctoral candidates, early-career fellows, and mid-career investigators stepping toward independence.

Who this is for

  • PhD students in rehabilitation, allied health and clinical sciences
  • NIHR / MRC / Wellcome fellowship applicants
  • Clinical academics building their first research group

How an engagement works

Regular one-to-one sessions over six to twelve months, with structured review of writing, design, supervision strategy and career progression. Drawing on more than twenty-five completed PhD supervisions.

02

Grant & Trial Design

Methodological advisory on randomised controlled trials, feasibility and pilot studies, and complex interventions across rehabilitation and allied health.

Who this is for

  • Investigators preparing NIHR HTA, RfPB, EME or programme grants
  • Teams designing cluster, stepped-wedge or hybrid effectiveness trials
  • Charities and small funders developing intervention portfolios

How an engagement works

Proposal review, design stress-testing, sample-size and pragmatic-design advice, and structured pre-submission critique. Engagements scale from a single review to embedded co-investigator support.

03

Clinical Advisory

Translation of evidence into practice for stroke, neurological, musculoskeletal and care-home rehabilitation services — including guideline development and implementation.

Who this is for

  • NHS trusts and integrated care boards
  • Royal colleges and professional bodies
  • Guideline panels and quality improvement programmes

How an engagement works

Evidence synthesis, expert testimony, panel membership, and strategic review. Past work spans the RCP National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke, NICE Falls, NICE MS, and Cochrane Stroke and Musculoskeletal groups.

04

Global Health Advisory

Programme design and capacity building for non-communicable disease and rehabilitation research in Sub-Saharan Africa and other low-resource settings.

Who this is for

  • Universities and ministries building research infrastructure
  • NIHR Global Health, Wellcome and equivalent international programmes
  • Partnerships pairing UK institutions with African collaborators

How an engagement works

Strategic advisory grounded in the NIHR Global Health Group on stroke in Sierra Leone, the ASSET health system strengthening programme, and the Scientific Advisory Board of the University of Rwanda.

To discuss an engagement, write directly — every enquiry receives a personal reply.

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