Lisa Cutsey

Neuromuscular transition nurse specialist
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Lisa J Cutsey is the Roald Dahl Neuromuscular Transition Nurse Specialist based in Leeds and has been post for the past 5 years. The role allows Lisa to use her wealth or experience and skill in neuroscience to provide clinical knowledge and psychosocial support to her patients and families. Lisa is a registered paediatric nurse and has an additional degree in Biosciences and Health. Her clinical background includes 26 years of working within Paediatric Neurosciences as a staff nurse, junior sister, ward manager, paediatric hydrocephalus nurse specialist and the Lead Nurse for the North East, Yorkshire and Humber Paediatric Neurosurgical Operational Delivery Network, NHS England. She has been a member of the of the National Paediatric Neuroscience Benchmarking group for the past 17 years and has held the position of chair a number of times. She has been an active member helping to development and implement national paediatric neurosurgery nurse competencies and Frameworks. Lisa has been an active advocate for patients and has been involved with many neuroscience charities. Presently she is the chair for the transition clinical working group for DMD care UK and is a committee member for the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses.