Who we are

Louise & Katie head up a small team of five dynamic chartered physios, with decades of experience. Helping NHS and Private patients get back on their feet, following surgery, injury or illness, to reach their full potential.

Our physiotherapists are Chartered, HCPC registered and have many years of experience within the NHS and private practice.

Meet our team

Our physiotherapists

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Katie Dutson

Katie began her physiotherapy career in 1994 in Ipswich General Hospital after graduating from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle.

In Ipswich she completed a rotational post covering many specialities before specializing in Trauma and Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Outpatients.

In 1999 Katie went on to a clinical specialist role in limb reconstruction and bone infection at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford. Katie then moved to Winchester as a lead physio in trauma and orthopaedics.

​Katie has been seeing patients in their homes for the past twelve years and in 2020 set up East Devon Home physio with Louise.

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Louise Clover

Louise qualified in Physiotherapy from the RJ & AH Orthopaedic Hospital in Shropshire in 1993.

She initially worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh before moving to London to specialise in Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic physiotherapy, where she gained comprehensive experience working in 2 large dynamic NHS hospitals, consolidating knowledge in complex post-op trauma Orthopaedic conditions; and where she was also the Lead for the Trust in Hydrotherapy.

Louise has worked in Australia and since then, has combined NHS and Private work; more recently working at the Exeter Nuffield Hospital, supporting the rapid rehabilitation of patients with hip, knee and shoulder surgery.

The health and well-being of our aging population is of special interest to Louise, she is also fully qualified in Acupuncture.

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Alice Fordham

Alice graduated as a physiotherapist from University College London in 1996. She subsequently gained extensive and varied experience at two different London teaching hospitals.

This included specialities of orthopaedics, neurological rehabilitation, respiratory, elderly rehabilitation and musculoskeletal outpatients. She then went on to a senior role in musculoskeletal physiotherapy including hydrotherapy, hand therapy and Women’s Health as well as working in the community. During this time she also volunteered as a Physiotherapy educator in Ethiopia.
Following this she worked in a musculoskeletal clinic in New Zealand with a voluntary role with Riding for the Disabled.
Over the past decade she has been working in a musculoskeletal practice in East Devon, with a special interest in older people rehabilitation. She is a qualified APPI Pilates Instructor and has a decade of experience in teaching Pilates classes.
Since joining the team at EDHP, she has discovered a passion for delivering bespoke home-based care with appropriate patient education. Her extensive clinical experience has led her to be well placed to deliver a gold standard home physiotherapy service.

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Millie Hansen

Millie began her physio career in 2002 in Derby completing core rotations before specialising in rehabilitation of the older person in inpatient and community settings.

In 2007 after a year of travelling in South America (including 4 months working as a physio in the Galapagos Islands) Millie moved to Guernsey where she worked at a senior level in rehabilitation, respiratory, falls clinics, vestibular rehab and neurological out patients.

In 2013 Millie moved to Devon as a falls team lead and for the past 8 years has been clinical lead physio for a community rehab team in Exeter managing complex patients with a mix of presentations.

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Abi Lunn

After graduating from the University of Brighton in 2016, I began my career working at Darent Valley Hospital and later, across the Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust sites, as a rotational physiotherapist.

During this time I gained experience working in trauma & orthopaedic, neuro, general & acute medical and musculoskeletal rehab.

 

Alongside this, I also spent 3 years working with the England Beach Soccer men's team before moving to New Zealand.

 

In New Zealand I further developed my skills in musculoskeletal & orthopaedic, sport and community rehabilitation.

 

On return to the UK I continue to specialise in musculoskeletal with a passion for community rehabilitation which allows me to work with a wide variety of ages, abilities and conditions.

 

Outside of work, I am a keen sportswoman who can often be found on a netball court, exploring the outdoors and more recently, running the London Marathon! 

I wish you to know that I think Abbie is absolutely marvellous! She’s been to see me three times up to now.

Peter – East Devon

My husband has had a severe stroke and lives at home. For about 2 years he has been visited weekly by Katie Dutson of East Devon Home Physio. She enables him to maintain such movement as he has and is very good at encouraging him to go further with different ideas to try. Her visits are the highlight of the week, especially her sense of humour. We have many laughs which are so therapeutic. I highly recommend Katie. It is such a relief to have home visits.

J.W. – East Devon

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