Rachel’s primary focus at present is in global health, particularly in the fields of surgery and maternal health, addressing urgent clinical needs of people living in the global south. As Deputy Trials Management Team Leader, Rachel oversees a portfolio of trials managed by Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, in strategic partnership with NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery and others.
Rachel has a background in oncology, focussing primarily on Haematology, Pulmonary and Gynaecological cancers, with experience of overseeing CTIMPs and radiotherapy trials in trials conducted in the global north.