Wendy qualified as a nurse in 1982 and following her love of children became a neonatal nurse before having her own family.

She went on to be a Senior Theatre practitioner and also managed a post anaesthetic care unit which is where she learnt more about weight loss surgery.

She was invited to join the obesity team in Leeds as a specialist weight loss surgery nurse and quickly developed a passion for the patient journey and this shines through in her day to day work.

In 2003 she was one of the founder members of the BOSS HCA, providing support and training for regional theatre teams, nurses and practitioners and also developed one of the first support groups in the country and a ‘drop in’ centre for weight loss surgery patients.

Wendy completed her gastric band adjustment training in early 2006 and is always willing to work with patients who are struggling along the way, her standard of care is second to none.

Not only does Wendy work very closely with patients she also develops and delivers weight loss surgery training programmes for other providers.

“I am committed to you and your success. I pride myself on the pre and post operative care I have given to patients over the years and can honestly say I love what I do. I too am passionate about making that difference to someone’s life.

As I tend to be the clinician facing the patient at reviews it can be an emotional journey to  see the patient go from strength to strength – I have shed many tears with patients who have achieved great things along their journey, this makes the hard work all worthwhile.

I feel as though I am helping them get their lives back and that is a precious gift. I pride myself on helping you through the fear and despair to give you health and hope. After having worked for other weight loss surgery providers I am proud to be part of a service that I know is going to deliver such great results for patients and the people around them.”