Dr Hannah Bashforth
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist, Medico-Legal Expert, and Academic Director at the University of Liverpool Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
About Me
Dr Hannah Bashforth (Twiddy) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience working with adults facing mental health challenges.
She earned her BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Liverpool in 2002 and completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester in 2007, specialising in clinical health psychology.
Dr Bashforth has extensive clinical experience and has held senior positions in both academic and clinical settings. Since completing her training, she has worked in the NHS across several large hospital trusts in the North West. She currently serves as the Academic Director for the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool.
In 2009, she co-founded The Clinical Psychology Practice, where she leads expert witness services and provides private therapy.
Publications & Conferences
Dr Hannah Bashforth (Twiddy) is an accomplished Clinical Psychologist and academic with a range of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
Her work focuses on chronic pain, psychological injury, and the interplay between mental health and physical health conditions.
University of Liverpool | Academic Profile
Women’s Health
Dr Hannah Bashforth (Twiddy) has a specific interest and expertise in women’s health, particularly in the psychological impacts of chronic pelvic pain and childbirth experiences. Selected publications include:
- Twiddy, H., Lane, N., Chawla, R., Johnson, S., Bradshaw, A., Aleem, S., & Mawdsley, L. (2015). The development and delivery of a female chronic pelvic pain management programme: a specialised interdisciplinary approach. British Journal of Pain, 9(4), 233-240.
- Twiddy, H., Bradshaw, A., Chawla, R., Johnson, S., & Lane, N. (2017). Female chronic pelvic pain: the journey to diagnosis and beyond. Pain Management, 7(3), 155-159.
- Psychological Implications of Attending a Birth Review (in preparation).
Selected Presentations
- Psychological Support Following Baby Loss and Traumatic Childbirth, Maternity Conference, National Space Centre (January 2025).
- The Impact and Biases of Health Inequalities in Chronic Pain, Brain and Mind Conference, Royal College of Physicians (October 2023).
- Treatment in PTSD and the Role of Psychometrics, Cambridge Medico-Legal Conference, Peterhouse, Cambridge University (September 2023).
- Psychology in Diabetic Neuropathy, British Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy (2019).
- The Psychology of Pain, Pint of Science (2018).
- Growing Pains: Needs of Emerging Adults with Chronic Pain, British Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference (2017).
- Complex Patients in Pain Psychology Treatment, North of England Pain Group Conference (2016).
- Specialised Pain Management Programmes: Reinventing the Wheel?, British Pain Society PMP Conference (2015).
- Psychology Interventions in Litigation Contexts, British Pain Society Annual Scientific Conference (2021).
- Psychology and Chronic Pain in Legal Contexts, Expert Witness Institute, Manchester (2020 and 2021).
All Publications
- Adverse effects of COVID-19-related lockdown on pain, physical activity and psychological well-being in people with chronic pain
British Journal of Pain, 2021.
Authors: N. Fallon, C. Brown, H. Twiddy, E. Brian, B. Frank, T. Nurmikko, A. Stancak. - The development and delivery of a female chronic pelvic pain management programme: a specialised interdisciplinary approach
British Journal of Pain, 2015.
Authors: H. Twiddy, N. Lane, R. Chawla, S. Johnson, A. Bradshaw, S. Aleem, L. Mawdsley. - Growing pains: understanding the needs of emerging adults with chronic pain
British Journal of Pain, 2017.
Authors: H. Twiddy, J. Hanna, L. Haynes. - Female chronic pelvic pain: the journey to diagnosis and beyond
Pain Management, 2017.
Authors: H. Twiddy, A. Bradshaw, R. Chawla, S. Johnson, N. Lane. - A consideration of the psychological aspects to managing patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: An insight into pain management services at a tertiary centre in the UK
Diabetes Therapy, 2021.
Authors: H. Twiddy, B. Frank, U. Alam. - Involvement of family and friends in pain management interventions
Journal of Observational Pain Medicine, 2015.
Authors: L. Mawdsley, H. Twiddy, M. Longworth. - The context of litigation in evaluating physical and psychological outcomes from pain management programmes
British Journal of Pain, 2019.
Authors: H. Twiddy, R.J. Brown, H. Waheed. - Development of an interdisciplinary specialist facial pain management programme
British Journal of Pain, 2022.
Authors: J. Tetlow, C. Ainsley, H. Twiddy, G. Derbyshire, R. Chawla. - Exploring the impact of pain management programme attendance on complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients’ decision making regarding immunosuppressant treatment to manage their condition
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2020.
Authors: C. Murray, S. Harrison, A. Goebel, H. Twiddy. - Effects of Lockdown Restrictions and Impact of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in People With Chronic Pain During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A 13-Wave Longitudinal Study
The Journal of Pain, 2024.
Authors: C. Krahé, C. Brown, H. Twiddy, B. Frank, E. Brian, T. Nurmikko, A. Stancak.
Contact
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