Course Director: The Leader Within Training Programme for Physiotherapists
Consultant Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Clinical Director. BSc(Hons) MSc PHd MMACP DFSEM (UK) MCSP
Andrew is an experienced Consultant MSK Physiotherapist and Clinical Director for the Community Services Division at Cora Health, where he plays a central role in the development and execution of Clinical Strategy. In addition, he is accountable for clinical quality, innovation, AHP leadership, and health inequalities across our FCP, MSK, Pain, Rheumatology and Talking Therapies services.
Andrew is an ex-Army Officer having previously commissioned into The Royal Yorkshire Regiment. He joined Connect Health (one of the organisations that formed Cora Health) in April 2017 as Clinical Lead. He subsequently progressed to Head of MSK, responsible for FCP, Tier 1 and Tier 2 MSK Services.
Andrew has a reputation as an expert clinician and thought leader on an international scale. His PhD focused on the indications and rationale for diagnostic imaging within primary and community care. As an active researcher with numerous clinical papers in peer-reviewed journals, he is a regular speaker at worldwide conferences. In 2025, Andrew was appointed Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University in recognition of his considerable experience, expertise, and standing in healthcare.
Andrew has held Executive positions in several organisations including EUSSER (Chair of Comms); the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (Chair of Education), and most recently the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (Diplomate Chair) – the first AHP (Allied Health Professional) to join the FSEM Executive Council.
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