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Gill Drew-Griffiths is a Specialist Physiotherapist with expertise in oncology and palliative care and experienced Lymphoedema Clinician. Having worked in hospice care for many years, she now works in private practice running Colchester Holistic Health Clinic. Gill has a background of teaching Design and Ergonomics, a Masters in Acupuncture and guest lectures at Essex and Kingston Universities.

Cheryl qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1990 and has worked in the field of Lymphology since 1998. She completed her specialist lymphoedema training at Kings College, London with Eunice Jeffs and is trained in the Casley Smith method of MLD and FG-MLD.

Cheryl has worked in a variety of settings including community and hospices. She currently works at The Christie in Manchester and is a certified trainer for the Lymphoedema Training Academy and a Clinical Trainer at Haddenham Healthcare.

Cheryl joined BLS in 1998 and has been a member of the BLS Committee in two episodes, firstly, from October 2003 to October 2005, and was re-elected in October 2010 –to date. She is a co-opted member of the Board, holding the position of BLS Newsletter Editor.

Qualified as an Enrolled Nurse in 1991 and became a Registered General Nurse in 2000. To be able to share my passion for tissue viability, I studied Chronic Wound Management including Lower Limb Conditions, obtained Further & Adult Education Teaching Certificates, and became an NVQ assessor. Worked at Hinchingbrooke and Papworth hospitals before community nursing in Cambridgeshire. Worked in Orkney for 12 years as remote-rural, emergency and islands relief nurse, then in Nottinghamshire including leg wound clinics. Completed Foot Health Practitioner training in 2021 and became self-employed in 2022 to enable folk with long-term lower limb conditions to feel comfortable, and to champion them to self care within their individual abilities and at their own pace. I have travelled to work by foot, bicycle, van, motorcycle, 3-wheel and 4 wheel cars, campervan, train, boat and plane.

Graduated as a Physiotherapist in 2007 and Women’s Health Specialist in 2008 both in Brazil. I was working as a placement supervisor in Brazil when decided to move to the UK in 2012. Since then, I completed a Master’s in Clinical Research at UEA, worked in the Women’s Health Physio Team at the James Paget Hospital, and now in the Norwich Lymphoedema Team. I am passionate about helping people, my team, family, and friends. In my life, I have crazy love for my husband Leo and my dog Churros. You will always find me walking and singing.