Meet the team
Andrea Porter - Editor
Andrea graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in Biochemistry in 1985. She then worked in biomedical research and preclinical drug development before moving into medical and pharmaceutical publishing. Andrea has worked as an editor over a range of clinical areas and has been managing editor of titles in oncology and neurology. Andrea worked as a freelance editor before joining MA Healthcare in May 2006. In addition to her role as editor of Nurse Prescribing, Andrea is also the editor of Dental Nursing.
Christine Otway - Consultant Editor
Christine is Course Leader for Prescribing at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Editorial board
Omar Ali - Formulary Development Pharmacist, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Dianne Bowskill - Health Lecturer, Adult Nursing, University of Nottingham
Sarah Cheesman - Senior Lecturer in Primary Care, Bournemouth University
Georgina Cox - Senior Lecturer in Life Applied Biological Sciences and programme leader, non-medical prescribing, Thames Valley University
Anthea Clegg - Founder, Association of Nurse Prescribing
Richard Griffith - Lecturer in Health Law, University of Swansea
Sandra Hall - Head of Pharmacy Practice, De Montfort University, Leicester
Alison Hobden - Lecturer, Division of Nursing, University of Liverpool
Wendy Mahaffey - District Nurse, Chorleywood Health Centre, Herts
Cheryl McKay - Non-Medical Prescribing Facilitator, Kent and Medway Strategic Health Authority
Barbara Novak - Lecturer in Applied Biological Sciences, City University, London
Fiona Peniston-Bird - Consultant for the Development of Non-Medical Prescribing
Lynne Roberts - Nurse Consultant in Serious Mental Illness and Honorary Lecturer, University of Glamorgan
Austyn Snowden - Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, University of Paisley