Mrs
Kate Charlesworth
Physiotherapy
Professional profile
Kate has now worked as a specialist in women's health and
continence for over ten years and has attended various
post-graduate training courses.
Kate trained in Bristol as a physiotherapist and worked in the
outpatients department on the wards of the Royal National Hospital
for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath. She then worked on the wards and
developed a community physiotherapy service as Frome Victoria
Hospital.
Kate took a career break to have a family and returned to work
as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist in Frome where she took up
training in the speciality of women's health and continence.
Her treatments are centred on a holistic view of women's health
and continence. People's general health, stress management, dietary
and fluid intake and their physical wellbeing are all looked at
when forming a treatment plan for the individual.
Kate continues to enjoy the variety that her area of work
offers, and the satisfaction of seeing men and women regain their
dignity and health.
Personal profile
Kate has been married for 24 years and has four sons.
Current NHS or research position
Senior Physiotherapist
Year of first medical qualification
1989
Special clinical interests
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies