After qualifiing from Leicester University in 1994 and an SHO rotation in Northampton I entered the North East Specialist Registrar Training Programme in 1999. I became a consultant rheumatologist at North Tees and Hartlepool hospital in 2004 and after 4 years there joined the rheumatology department in Darlington in 2008.
'As I was very, very nervous, I must have been the worst patient ever and they were brilliant with me and I can't thank them enough - could you please pass on my sincere thanks.'
Patient, Hysteroscopy Unit, Chester-le-Street Community Hospital