Join me as we embark on a fascinating journey with Anna Hodgkinson, a consultant pharmacist specialising in diabetes, as she shares her career progression from community pharmacy to becoming a consultant pharmacist.
Anna is a Consultant Pharmacist for Diabetes and works across primary care, intermediate care and secondary care. She joined the Lambeth diabetes team over 10 years ago and has been working in the Lambeth diabetes and renal community clinic for over 6 years. Anna is also part of the Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust diabetes team and works in the multi-disciplinary diabetes complications clinic. She has a keen interest in cardiovascular renal and metabolic disease. In addition to her clinical role, Anna works in the NHS South East London (SEL) Integrated Medicines Optimisation Team and leads on the development of consistent diabetes and obesity prescribing guidance and pathways across SEL Integrated Care System. Anna has previously held roles in commissioning and service redesign and has worked on a number of diabetes transformation projects. Anna is currently the co-chair of the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association Diabetes and Endocrinology Committee.
Listen in as Anna recounts how her initial experiences in community pharmacy opened doors to clinical opportunities in primary care trusts and GP practices. Discover the various roles she undertook in medicines optimisation and service redesign, focusing on heart failure and long-term condition pathways. Encouraged by mentors, Anna decided to specialise in diabetes, pursue an MSc, and engage in numerous improvement projects, highlighting the significance of continuous education and professional development in her pathway to success.
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