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Teaching Interests

George’s passion for teaching is for supporting learners to develop clinical reasoning skills that facilitate the delivery of high-value, person-centred care for musculoskeletal conditions.

His interests include:
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Clinical reasoning
Evidence-informed decision making
Clinical skills
Person-centred communication

George has experience supporting pre-registration clinicians and post-graduate / qualified clinicians.

Research Interests

George’s research interests lie in exploring person-centred care for people with disabling musculoskeletal pain disorders.

He has recently led an NHS cohort study evaluating cost and clinical outcomes of delivering Cognitive Functional Therapy to people with low back pain and health inequalities.

His main interests include:
Cognitive Functional Therapy
Person-centred care
Low back pain
Persistent pain
Health inequalities

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Advance HE Fellowship (HEA)

Recent Publications & Presentations

Publications:

McNamee, G., Singh, G., Newton, C., Patterson, C., Bramford-Hale, K., O’Sullivan, K., O’Sullivan, P. & Woodward, H. (2025). Who participates in randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy interventions for persistent low back pain? A scoping review. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2025.2565596

Kardos, B. & McNamee, G. (2025). Does the use of hip precautions influence post-operative physiotherapy outcomes in patients who have undergone hip surgery? A service evaluation. Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2025.101632

Smith, T., Singh, G., McNamee, G. & Newton, C. (2023). Musculoskeletal physiotherapists’ discharge practices for people treated with low back pain: A United Kingdom survey. Musculoskeletal Care. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1851

Singh, G., McNamee, G., Sharpe, L., Lucas, M., Lewis, P., Newton, C., O’Sullivan, P., Lin, I. & O’Sullivan, K. (2021). Psychological, social and lifestyle screening of people with low back pain treated by physiotherapists in a National Health Service musculoskeletal service: an audit. European Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2021.1950208

Presentations:

European Pain Federation EFIC Congress 2025
Poster: Who participates in randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy for persistent low back pain? A scoping review.
Poster: Breaking the cycle of persistent low back pain and inequalities: a mixed methods UK cohort study of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy.

BritSpine 2025
Podium: Who participates in randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy for persistent low back pain? A scoping review.

National Spine Network Annual Meeting 2025
Poster: Who participates in randomised controlled trials evaluating physiotherapy for persistent low back pain? A scoping review.
Poster: Breaking the cycle of persistent low back pain and inequalities: a mixed methods UK cohort study of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy.

National Spine Network Annual Meeting 2024
Podium: Targeting health inequalities or people with persistent back pain: from national policy to local action.

West Midlands Opioid Shared Learning Event 2023
Podium: Population Health Management for people living with persistent low back pain in Coventry.

UHCW R&D Summit: Institutes of Excellence Launch 2023
Podium: Population Health Management for people living with persistent low back pain in Coventry.
Poster: The effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy for people with persistent low back pain, multi-morbidity and affected by health inequality: A Primary Care mixed methods cohort study.

External Roles

George delivers teaching workshops on person-centred care and low back pain. He is also an EVOOLVE Certified Cognitive Functional Therapy Trainer for the EVOOLVE Pain Care Academy.