Meet the Team

Rachel Capp
Based in Spire Cardiff Hospital

Rachel qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1998 and has now specialised in hand therapy for over 20 years. She continues to work for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board where she has been actively involved in organising and lecturing on several British Association of Hand Therapy (BAHT) courses. Rachel has completed further study and is an Accreditation Hand Therapist

Nick Gape
Based in Spire Cardiff Hospital

Nick qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1993 and has specialised in hand therapy for the over 20 years. He works for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Nick is an Accredited Hand Therapist with the British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT) and became the first European Certified Hand Therapist in 2011. He completed an MSc in Hand Therapy at the University of Derby in 2016 and served on the executive committee of BAHT between 2007-2011.

Lisa Small

Based in Spire Cardiff Hospital

Lisa qualified in 2002 as an Occupational Therapist and has worked in hand therapy for over 16 years whilst working for the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board . She has been actively involved in hosting numerous BAHT level 1 and ll courses and is an Accredited Hand Therapist. 

Helen Petherick

Based in Cardiff Bay Hospital within the Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals

Helen is a qualified Occupational Therapist and Accredited Hand Therapist, working for many years within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.  She has been actively involved in hosting and lecturing on BAHT courses held in Cardiff.

Helen has recently completed an MSc.

If you are self referring, there are occasions that we may recommend you seeing a Hand Consultant first. We are happy to guide you