Medico-Legal Experience

Neurology Speech and Language Therapist Claire Maclaine has an extensive background in clinical practice. Claire brings her extensive experience to her growing medico legal practice.

Clinical Experience

Claire currently serves as the Rehabilitation Case Manager for multi-trauma in Scotland and the north of England and is the Brain Injury Lead at Health and Case Management since October 2019. Prior to this, she held significant roles including Clinical Lead and UK wide Company Trainer at Hamberley Care Homes and Therapy Lead st Elysium Neurological. 

Claire graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in speech pathology and therapy in 1995. Claire undertook a module from an MSc in Health Promotion at Aberdeen in 2014 and engaged in MPhil research in inference disorder and social problem solving after brain injury at the University of Strathclyde.

Her extensive experience includes working as a Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist in Essex, and as a Speech and Language Therapist at a traumatic brain injury rehabilitation unit in Lanarkshire. Claire also coordinated community speech-language therapy as a Change Fund Coordinator for NHS Grampian and volunteered as a researcher for AFASIC Scotland in Dundee, liaising with parents of children with communication disorders.

Special Interests

Claire is an active presenter at community workshops and conferences, focusing on the neuroscience of communication disorders and social skills. In addition to her skills indicated on this profile, Claire is experienced in head and neck oncology and surgery, learning difficulties and challenging behaviours. 

Memberships of Professional Bodies

• HCPC Registered: SL00619,
• Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Case Management Society UK
• British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers
• Trustee of Compass Therapy Support Community Charity SC014991 – neurological charity Edinburgh

Further information

Download Ms Maclaine’s CV to learn more about her qualifications and experience.