5 - Lindsay Harper, the treatment of obesity and resilience in healthcare.

Lindsay is the Director of Pharmacy at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group . Previously she was the lead intestinal failure specialist pharmacist on the national intestinal failure unit at Salford and worked at the University of Manchester as a honorary clinical lecturer and module leader on the postgraduate clinical pharmacy diploma.We talk to Lindsay about the role of clinical pharmacists and their transition from primary tosecondary care. In addition we chat about systems leadership,resilience in healthcare especially during the pandemic and various places we have watched iconic Scotish bands. This week's discussion is themed around the press generated by the drugs semaglutide and liraglutide and their role in obesity management. Lindsays book choice is ‘Personal Resilience for Healthcare Staff’ by John Edmonstone https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18294288-personal-resilience-for-healthcare-staff and her music choice is ‘I’m on my way’ by The Proclaimers. https://open.spotify.com/track/1HuAR7RyNWQq6vHwOFHWqx?si=cbfc46a0f56f4392 To get in touch follow us on Twitter @auralapothecary or email us at [email protected].