Background and Qualifications

Claire Eckersley

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

BSc (hons) Speech Pathology – Queen Margaret University College Edinburgh 2000

Claire qualified as a Speech Therapist in 2000 and started work in the North East of England, working initially as a Generalist Speech and Language Therapist at Darlington Memorial Hospital and later working in Specialist Speech and Language Therapy roles in the North East of England, including periods both in Adult Learning Disability and Adult Acquired Neurology.

After moving to Cornwall in 2012, Claire took up a Community Speech and Language Therapy role based at Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital. She has also worked at The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Oncology and Palliative Care as well as a secondment as Therapies Clinical Governance Lead.

Claire has experience of working with Private clients with acquired neurological conditions, voice difficulties and stammering in both adults and children.

Claire has undertaken Postgraduate training in dysphagia (swallowing problems) and dysfluency (stammering).

Professional Bodies