Qualified from Leicester University in 1990 and then undertook the GP training scheme at Burton Hospital qualifying in 1995. Worked as a Locum in Australia before returning to the UK and securing a partnership at Balance Street in Uttoxeter in 1997. Since then has undertaken a variety of roles in East Staffs as an education facilitator , QOF assessor, governance lead, commissioning lead and chair of East Staffordshire Primary Care Partnership before being elected as Clinical Director for the Primary Care Network in 2019. Enjoys football, rugby, cycling and skiing .