Gillian Dorothy Kennedy


Gillian Dorothy Kennedy is a Consultant speech and language therapist specialising in neonates and paediatrics at University College Hospital.

Career

Kennedy undertook undergraduate study at the University of Edinburgh and a MSc at City, University of London. She is a Consultant speech and language therapist at University College Hospital, and one of two national trainers in NIDCAP. She teaches families and healthcare staff to recognise the importance of non-verbal communication in infants and is a national and international adviser and educator in the field.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 2015 and was awarded an OBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to speech therapy.