Dr Carol Ighofose is a General Medical Practitioner (GP/Family Doctor) in the United Kingdom. Carol currently works as a sessional GP with leadership roles including Clinical Lead & Clinical Supervisory roles. Since qualifying as a GP, she has worked in primary care including in GP surgeries both as a salaried and as a locum GP; Urgent Care Centres and OOH GP clinics as well as in a major Clinical Navigation Hub.

Carol’s clinical experience in secondary care includes acute medicine, Diabetes care; care of the elderly, gastroenterology, stroke, psychiatry, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology. Carol has also worked in medical research with a focus on Asthma, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and has had the opportunity to present research and clinical audit findings at two international conferences.

Carol’s clinical repertoire also includes over 13 years of international nursing/midwifery experience prior to commencing training as a doctor. This included the role of Practice Nurse with responsibility for managing chronic illnesses including Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), during which time she won two awards for ‘Best Speaker’ in National Nurses’ Week Events.