Fiona Lindop is a specialist physiotherapist in Parkinson’s and atypical Parkinson’s conditions, but has recently retired from clinical work in the multi-disciplinary team in the Derby Parkinson’s Service which is a Parkinson’s Foundation Centre of Excellence. She is continuing to work in research and teaching, She was the clinical therapy lead for the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network until August 2025 and sits on both the Steering Group and Governance Board of the National Parkinson’s Audit.

Fiona developed a physiotherapy-specific, functional, mobility assessment measure for Parkinson’s (Lindop Parkinson’s Disease Assessment Scale) and has a special interest in using music to improve gait disturbance and other Parkinson’s symptoms. She was the physiotherapy representative on the NICE Parkinson’s Guideline (2017), and the NICE Quality Standards for Parkinson’s. She co-edited and co-authored "Parkinson's Disease: a multidisciplinary guide to management" (eds Lindop & Skelly), published in 2022 by Elsevier.

In 2024, Fiona was honoured with an MBE in recognition of her outstanding contributions and dedicated service to the field of physiotherapy.