Profile

I am 33 years old and originally come from Glasgow in Scotland. I went to university in Aberdeen but now live in South Wales with my Welsh husband. We have been married for 9 years and have 2 young children- a boy aged 5 and a girl aged 3. My husband can speak Welsh so I tried to learn before the kids were born but gave up because it was SO HARD!!!!!!! My 5 year old can now speak better Welsh than me!

I have been a pharmacist for 11 years but specialised 1.5 years ago to became an antimicrobial pharmacist, which means I work with antibiotics and infectious illnesses. I have recently also completed another qualification which allows me to write prescriptions for antibiotics for the patients that I see in my minor infectious disease clinics.

Every day is varied so it is difficult to answer that. I mostly attend meetings about antibiotics, review the antibiotic prescriptions written by GPs and/or give presentations about my work or the larger issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). I also help to improve the quality of current processes related to antibiotic prescribing.