Mrs Tanya McGrath

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Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MSc Rehabilitation, PgCert Health and Social Care, PgCert Academic Professional Practice. HCPC Registered Physiotherapist, FHEA  
Position:
Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy
Department:
School of Health and Social Wellbeing
Telephone:
+441173281103
Email:
Tanya.Mcgrath@uwe.ac.uk
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About me

Tanya is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy and Programme Lead for the MSc Rehabilitation at UWE Bristol, delivered as part of a joint enterprise partnership with Hainan Medical University. She is also an active contributor to clinical services within the UWE Bristol Human Analysis Laboratory, supporting the provision of biomechanical gait analysis. 

Tanya is currently a PhD Researcher at UWE Bristol,  focusing on developing stakeholder-informed pathways for hip health in children with cerebral palsy. Her work aims to ensure that services reflect the priorities and lived experiences of children, young people and their families. Her doctoral research, DECIDE-CP, is supported by a Pre-Doctoral Award from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust (CSPCT). 

Area of expertise

With over 16 years’ of paediatric clinical experience, Tanya has worked extensively across multidisciplinary health, social care and education systems with children and their families. Her practice is grounded in evidence-based child and family centred approaches and she is committed to improving outcomes and experiences through collaborative working and service development. 

Tanya maintains strong professional links and collaborations, including with the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP), and the South Paediatric Neurosciences Operational Delivery Network (ODN). 

Areas of expertise  

  • Paediatric neurophysiotherapy and neurodisability 

  • Child and family-centred care 

  • Service and pathway development in complex paediatric conditions 

 Research interests 

  • Child and family-centred healthcare provision 

  • Participation and quality of life outcomes 

  • Meaningful patient and public involvement (PPI) in research 

  • Qualitative and consensus research methods 

  • Implementation Science 

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