Liz is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Guys & St Thomas’ hospital in London and has worked in diabetes for over 20 years, gaining experience across the acute and community setting. After completing an MSc in Diabetes at Kings College London, she has focused on inpatient management and leads a multidisciplinary inpatient service across two large hospital sites and specialises in perioperative care and oncology management.

Liz has facilitated collaborative care planning training for general practice with the Health Foundation and was part of a working group for GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time) who developed a pathway for emergency front door diabetes care. She is a committee member for the IP-JBDS, TREND and DISN group and facilitates a rotational training programme for diabetes specialist nurses new to the profession at Guys & St Thomas’ hospital. Current interests range from improving inpatient care for all, diabetes education for the non-specialist colleague, collaborative care planning and standardising perioperative care within a tertiary setting.