Clare Wade

Clare Wade is an Assistant Professor in the Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Department at Northumbria University since 2018, specializing in cardiorespiratory and critical care physiotherapy. She maintains a part-time clinical role as an Advanced Physiotherapist in the NHS and serves on the editorial board of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care. Her research focuses on improving outcomes for critically ill patients through rehabilitation culture studies.

Education:

• PGCert Academic Studies in Education (2021)
• BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Northumbria University (2010)

Her research examines rehabilitation practices in intensive care through group concept mapping and ethnography, with interests spanning physiotherapy interventions, patient outcomes, and healthcare systems in critical care settings.

Publications emphasize evidence-based practices in critical care rehabilitation, utilizing methodologies like scoping reviews and meta-analyses to address clinical gaps in cardiorespiratory care and musculoskeletal management.

She collaborates clinically with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and contributes to professional advisory groups in intensive care medicine.