Bev is an ANP and prescriber working in general practice in Gloucestershire. She has a special interest in long-term conditions, including diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), cardiovascular disease, and heart failure. She is a Council Member for the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, with particular responsibility for diabetes and CKD, and is Editor in Chief of Practice Nurse Journal. She has contributed to national CVD working groups, is a regular speaker at national conferences and has authored articles on the management of longterm conditions. Bev has developed and delivered accredited modules in cardiorenal metabolic disease for organisations such as the Open University and is a PhD researcher with Edinburgh Napier University

Dr Sundhya Raman is the Lifestyle Medicine lead at the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. She is the founder of My Wellness Doctor, a Lifestyle Medicine Health consultancy; and has launched MyWeightLossDoctor.clinic, a lifestyle medicine weight loss platform. She regularly delivers talks and teaching on lifestyle medicine and healthy ageing to healthcare professionals as well as to the lay public. She teaches a module on lifestyle medicine and planetary health at Exeter University and King’s College, London. Her advice on lifestyle shifts for optimum health has been featured in national news publications.

Linda Nazarko. MSc, PgDip, PgCert, BSc (Hons), RN, ANP, NIP, OBE, FRCN Linda has specialised in caring for older people throughout her career, working across hospital, community and care home settings. She worked as a Consultant Nurse for 24 years and retired from full time practice in May 2024. Linda, a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, now combines part time clinical practice as a frailty specialist nurse with teaching and writing. She publishes extensively, is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Independent Nurse and the consultant editor of the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants and writes a blog for Nursing Times.

Martha qualified as a Registered Adult Nurse in 2002 at the University of Nottingham and her early career was in Derby. She joined the Diabetes Team at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Birmingham in 2015 as a Diabetes Educator for healthcare professionals and the team won the Best in Care award for training/ education in 2017. Martha progressed into the Diabetes Specialist Nurse role in 2018 and in 2020, she joined Birmingham City University as a Senior Lecturer, progressing to Programme Lead in 2024. She continues to maintain her clinical links with University Hospitals Birmingham. Martha has authored 15 nurse-focused diabetes articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored diabetes book chapters, co-edited a book, peer reviews diabetes guidelines and articles and has chaired and presented at diabetes conferences. She is currently undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Health Practice.

Peter is a freelance consultant and writer supporting health and social care providers with all aspects of care provision and regulation as well as writing policies for national providers. He has authored several nursing textbooks, including on research and patient assessment and has over 500 journal publications since 1990 including on research in kidney care and palliative and end-of-life care. He has been a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of Renal Nursing and every issue of the Journal of Kidney Care since its inception and is one of its consultant editors.

Rebecca Corneck is a Queen’s Nurse and CNO Silver Award recipient with over 30 years’ experience in primary care. She is Lead Multi-Professional Edcuator for Primary Care Learning across South East London, leading multi-professional educators and education to improve long-term condition management. A specialist in diabetes, Rebecca has developed accredited training programmes and supports clinicians in delivering evidence-based care aligned to NICE guidance. She has a particular interest in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), promoting its use to enhance patient engagement, optimise glycaemic control, and support personalised diabetes care in primary care settings

Tahira Bashir, Consultant Dietitian, specialises in diabetes, obesity and weight management and related health conditions, global nutrition and overall wellbeing. She is the Deputy Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer of MSc Advancing Diabetes Care at Birmingham City University. She has over 25 years of experience in clinical practice, education and private sectors and has authored numerous publications. She is committed to providing culturally sensitive and holistic healthcare to all communities, empowering individuals with education, care and tools, and achieving positive health outcomes.