After qualifying in medicine at the University of London, I trained initially in surgery and then in anaesthesia primarily in the south west of England. I worked for a year in California as a consultant and then returned to the UK to take a consultant job here in Durham.
'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