Our editorial panel
Meet our Staying Healthy editorial panel, where we bring together healthcare professionals and thought leaders dedicated to helping promote health and wellbeing for all.
Dr Nikita Patel
GP & Head of Propositions
I'm a qualified GP and Head of Propositions at AXA Health, which I joined in 2025. I've held roles across consulting and health insurance for almost a decade [...]
Dr Imren Sterno
Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist
I‘ve worked in mental health for over 20 years. I have two PhDs, so have experience in both the clinical and research world. I’ve led mental health strategies for global [...]
Jo Poolman
Team manager, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse with over 40 years of experience. With a background in emergency and community nursing, more recently I've specialised in school and occupational [...]
Deven Seetanah
Team manager, 24/7 health support line
I trained at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Bloomsbury group Hospitals. I'm a registered paediatric and adult nurse with over 37 years of experience [...]
Neil Dunk
Team manager and counsellor, 24/7 health support line
I've worked in AXA Health for 8 years in a number of clinical positions and I'm currently a Clinical Team Manger in the 24/7 Health support line. I'm [...]
Claire Harris
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I've been a dedicated Registered Nurse for over 30 years, having trained at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. My diverse career has taken me from general surgery [...]
Clare Bowden
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered general nurse with over 30 years of experience in the NHS. I began my career at Walsgrave Hospital in Coventry—where I also trained as a nurse [...]
Glenys Harris
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse who worked for 36 years in the NHS. Since qualifying at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead I've worked in a variety of settings starting on surgical [...]
Debbie Hawkins
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I've been a qualified nurse for over 45 years and during this time have worked in many different areas of nursing obtaining the knowledge and skills that support my role [...]
Nikki Porges
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse who trained and worked at St Thomas Hospital in London. I also hold a BSc Hons in Health Studies where I specialised in women’s health and [...]
Lane Wells
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I've been a registered nurse for over 20 years, with extensive experience across hospital, community, and hospice settings. I studied at Brighton University and initially worked [...]
Elizabeth Akiode
Registered general nurse and midwife, 24/7 health support line
I'm a dedicated and experienced nurse and midwife with over 20 years of nursing practice and 14 years specialising in midwifery, working across both NHS and private [...]
Lindsay Mulley
Registered general nurse and midwife, 24/7 health support line
I studied Adult Nursing and Healthcare Practice at Canterbury Christ Church University and have gained extensive experience across a variety of clinical settings, including[...]
Emma Cronin
Registered general nurse and midwife, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse and midwife in AXA Health's 24/7 health support line. Prior to joining us, I worked in the NHS for over 30 years, accumulating a [...]
Helen Glover
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse with over 44 years’ experience. The primary focus of those years has been under the umbrella of long term conditions with particular interest [...]
Laura Spray
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a paediatric trained nurse that decided I loved working with all ranges from newborn to 100 years+, which has meant looking after a wide variety of ailments [...]
Pedro Santos
Registered general nurse, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered nurse (BSc Honours) with experience across hospital and community care, including orthopaedics, gastrointestinal nursing and discharge planning. For the [...]
Neymat Ayub
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered pharmacist, with a First-Class Honours Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree from the University of Nottingham. I began my career in community [...]
Gemma Middleton
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I'm an experienced registered pharmacist who joined the 24/7 health support line back in 2017. I'm passionate about empowering members to understand their [...]
Ashley Leitner-Murphy
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered pharmacist and have been part of our 24/7 health support line for several years. I also work in local community pharmacies [...]
Maria Yiangou
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
Since qualifying with a Masters in Pharmacy in 2009, I gained experience in the community pharmacy and medicines information sectors before joining our 24/7 [...]
Umash Patel
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I graduated with a Masters of Pharmacy in 2012 and have been a registered pharmacist for 12 years, bringing over 15 years of experience in the healthcare [...]
Sally Sullivan
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I've been a pharmacist for over 40 years with a particular interest in mental health and pain management. I've also tutored pharmacy students helping them to prepare [...]
Sony Rai
Registered pharmacist, 24/7 health support line
I'm a registered pharmacist with experience in community, primary care, and private healthcare. Passionate about helping people, I'm always eager to learn and share my [...]
Aiden Foulkes
Counsellor, 24/7 health support line
I've been with AXA Health since 2023, first in the EAP department and now as a counselling advisor for the lovely 24/7 health support line. A recently qualified counsellor, I [...]
Natalie Galli
Counsellor, 24/7 health support line
With over 7 years of dedicated experience as a telephone counsellor within AXA Health’s Employee Assistance Programme, I've had the privilege of supporting a diverse range of [...]
Kelly Pearson
Counsellor, 24/7 health support line
I joined AXA in June 2025 working as a Counselling Advisor within the AXA 24/7 health support line, supporting members with a myriad of mental health [...]
Zahraa Hanif
Counsellor, 24/7 health support line
I'm an integrative counsellor who brings together a range of therapeutic approaches to meet each member as a whole person. My practice is rooted in empathy [...]
Victoria Bennett
Counsellor, 24/7 health support line
I'm a Registered Accredited Counsellor, Wellbeing Mentor and fully trained Reiki Practitioner. I have extensive expertise in helping members to address their [...]
Harry Barnett
Counselling Advisor, 24/7 health support line
I have a background in person-centred counselling. I've worked in various sectors over the years, offering therapeutic support around the UK, and briefly in Alice Springs [...]
Jackie Hall
Clinical delivery operations leaders, 24/7 health support line
I'm a dedicated registered nurse and midwife with over 40 years of experience in the health service. I'm AXA Health's Clinical Delivery Operations Manager, leading the 24/7 [...]
Nicola Collins
Cancer Care Clinical Operations Manager
I've worked in AXA Health for 12 years in the Cancer Care Team and am currently the clinical operations manager. I've been a registered nurse for over 30 years and spent [...]
Veronica Di Biase
Senior nurse case manager, Cancer Care Team
I'm a registered nurse, originally trained in Italy, who came to the UK for a year or two to improve my language skills - and somehow ended [...]
Bethany Tomlinson
Musculoskeletal clinical services manager and physiotherapist
I qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2001 and have had a varied career. I worked in the UK and in Australia, in various sectors from the NHS, sports [...]
John Lyttle
Musculoskeletal physiotherapist
I joined AXA Health in 2018 and work within the Muscles, Bones and Joints service as an Advanced Level Physiotherapist. I graduated from Glasgow Caledonian [...]
Lawrence King
Director of Partnerships, Hussle
I have worked for Hussle, the leading corporate fitness provider in the UK, for the past 7 years where we aim to get more of the population more [...]
Harriet Davidson
Clinical services manager, mental health nurse
My career has been a mixture of working within mental health since the age of 18. In 2007, I worked as a support worker within both NHS and private hospitals. After [...]
Rajkeeran Kundhi
Senior physiologist
I'm a senior physiologist, Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr) and Mental Health First Aider. I have a BSc Hons in Nutrition, Food and Health, and have previous experience of working in [...]