About

Q-Life founder Karen

Hello, I’m Karen, welcome to Q Life! I am a state registered physiotherapist, with over 20 years experience working in many different specialisms in both the NHS and private practice.

I have specialised in musculoskeletal physiotherapy since 2005 but have also gained wide experience in community physiotherapy, paediatrics and hospice care. This means I have a good knowledge of most conditions that benefit from physiotherapy throughout our lifespan and can tailor treatment to your specific needs.

I pride myself on treating my patients with the same care and respect as I would my own family and always strive to treat the “whole person", not just the condition that you present with. I have a special interest in chronic pain, hydrotherapy and respiratory conditions, as well as a wealth of postgraduate training including manual therapy and acupuncture.

My experience working with children, especially those with special needs and my personal experience as a parent of a special needs child has led me to Special Yoga.

I am a trained Special Yoga Practitioner and have found this to be a brilliant way of improving the health, wellbeing and quality of life of both children and adults (including myself!) I also work as a volunteer for local charities supporting children and young people with special needs.

I am state registered with the Health and Care professions Council, and also registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, The Aquatic Therapy association of Chartered Physiotherapy and The Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. I am fully DBS checked and insured.

When I am not working, I am likely to be spending time with my family, walking our 2 dogs, riding my bike, practising yoga or pottering in the garden.

From my professional training and personal experience, I have learnt that good quality of life comes when all of our needs are met: physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual. That is why all services I offer ensure that your specific, unique needs are at the heart of what we do!

Accreditations, organisations and affiliations

Karen Holmes MCSP HCPC AACP
Special Yoga: Supporting children with special and additional needs to achieve their true potential and purpose. www.specialyoga.org.uk
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy www.csp.org.uk
Health and Care Professions Council www.hcpc.org
Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists www.aacp.org.uk
ZEBR: Reframing Autism www.Zebr.com
Aquatic Therapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists www.atacp.csp.org.uk

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Q-Life Privacy Policy

Our contact details

Name: Karen Holmes

E-mail:Karenholmes@q-life.co.uk

The type of personal information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information:

· Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details)

· Information about clinical diagnoses and previous medical history. Medication history.

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

· So that we may contact you to share information.

· So that we can ensure the therapy provided is safe, effective and appropriate.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this verbally or by contacting: Karenholmes@q-life.co.uk

We will keep your personal information confidential at all times and will not share it with others without your consent in writing, unless there are serious concerns regarding safeguarding or risk of serious harm when relevant information may be shared with safeguarding and criminal agencies as appropriate.

How we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored in paper form and/or electronically.

We keep personal details and any therapy notes for 8 years after the last contact for adults and 8 years after 18thbirthday for children. This is in line with guidelines set by the NHS as is recommended by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health and Care Professions Council. We will then dispose your information by shredding or deleting of files in a secure manner.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at karenholmes@q-life.co.uk if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at: karenholmes@q-life.co.uk

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

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