PCRS Webinar - Launch of UKIG Consensus on Spacer Devices

Katherine qualified from Leeds University in 2000. She originally did a Medicine Rotation acquiring her MRCP before settling into General Practice. Since qualifying she has worked as a Locum GP and as a Partner and is now enjoying life as a salaried GP. Over the years Katherine has developed a keen interest in Respiratory medicine and is Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership. She also works extensively with the Priamry Care Respiratory Society. Outside of work Katherine spends most of her time running around after her three small children. She also enjoys cooking and baking and has recently rediscovered her love for singing and joined a choir.

Deborah qualified as a pharmacist in 2000 with a first class degree. She has had a varied career starting off in community pharmacy and moving on to regional and national training roles within Lloyds Pharmacy and then into primary care in 2009, holding clinical pharmacist roles for Sheffield PCT, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit and most recently for the Medicines Optimisation team at Sheffield CCG.

In 2016 Deborah qualified as a pharmacist independent prescriber and during that training chose respiratory as her clinical area of interest. She was appointed as respiratory lead for the Sheffield CCG Medicines Management Team in 2016. Since then she has led on many pieces of respiratory work such as the development of the Sheffield asthma guideline and the Sheffield COPD inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal protocol. She has also developed many initiatives for inhaler optimisation for the city.

Deborah is a member of the PCRS Service Development Committee and Conference Organising Committee and is a core member of the Asthma Right Care team. She has contributed to various PCRS documents including Asthma Guidelines in Practice – A PCRS consensus. She has a passion for respiratory care and is focussed at putting the patient at the centre of care.

Outside of work Deborah likes to go to play hockey and run having run 3 full marathons including her favourite, the London marathon. She also likes to spend time with her family and particularly enjoys travelling.

Viv has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and has worked in acute paediatrics, school nursing, specialist nursing, clinical education and research.
Viv's primary professional interest is the improvement in quality of life and outcomes for children and young people with asthma and she is proud to have collaborated with NHSE in the development of the CYP asthma capability framework. Viv is the Clinical Lead for CYP Asthma Transformation in the Black Country and in her other role as the facilitation coordinator for the IMP²ART Trial Viv works with the research team and GP practices to deliver a strategy to improve supported self-management of asthma.

Viv has a number of additional professional interests including writing for publication, leadership activity, teaching and developing online asthma courses.