Wendy is a Consultant Rheumatologist at North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She is also the medical advisor for the UK charity Arthritis Action, providing professional recommendations on their resources and programmes as part of an overall approach to managing arthritis. As well as being a hospital consultant, Wendy has additional training in pain management, acupuncture and osteopathy, and won a national award as Healthcare Champion from the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society in 2011. She has a particular interest in the role of self-management alongside conventional medical care for arthritis.