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Wendy Hicks

I trained as a State Registered Nurse qualifying in 1977. I then went on to study midwifery before returning to general nursing working in A&E and fracture and orthopaedics. In 1991 I qualified as ...lihat lebih banyakI trained as a State Registered Nurse qualifying in 1977. I then went on to study midwifery before returning to general nursing working in A&E and fracture and orthopaedics. In 1991 I qualified as a health visitor and worked in Cumbria and North-East England. The following year I was asked to work with the Dept of Health developing services within primary care for patients with drug and alcohol problems. at the end of this 1 year project I returned to health visiting and also completed an MA in Counselling at Durham University. In 2002 I was appointed as a Nurse Consultant in Obesity management and established the first nurse-led, community-based, NHS service in the country. The service was commended by, amongst others Derek Wanless describing it as an example of best practice. I was the first nurse able to prescribe anti-obesity medication and also developed an 'expertise' which enabled me to assess patient's suitability for consideration of bariatric surgery. I retired from the NHS in 2008 but continued to work with the overweight and obese and have recently put my knowledge and understanding of overweight and obesity into print.lihat lebih sedikit