Lived Experience Partner

Scott Ballard-Ridley is a qualified Physiotherapist. Not long after graduating Scott suffered a major Stroke which left him with significant physical impairments including the complete loss of his vision.

Scott has worked in NHS Neurology services, for the Stroke Association and since 2016 Scott has been working for the Social enterprise, Bridges Self-Management where he works with healthcare practitioners in practice and research to see how they might be able to adopt a more personalised
approach to their work. Since 2020 Scott has also been working with NHS England to look at how they can bring more of the lived experience element to the development of policy.

Scott is an accomplished public speaker where he uses his healthcare experiences to illustrate both positive and negative healthcare interactions and how we can use these experiences as a spark for change.