I am passionate about developing a 7 day NHS and that it should be adequately funded in order to provide the highest quality of patient care.I have been a GP in Manchester for over 30years. I have held various educational posts. I was PCG chair and then chair of the PCT professional executive until 2005. Following this I gained a postgraduate diploma in Cardiology and became a GP with a special interest in cardiology. I have been on many NICE guideline groups e.g. for Chronic Kidney Disease, Post-MI care, Diabetes and Stroke. I am also a Standing member of the NICE Quality Standards Advisory Committee which develops service standards on a wide variety of issues. I am a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of GPs and of Physicians. I was the Clinical Director of the Central Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group, with a lead role for safeguarding and quality assurance, and service reform & redesign. I am currently a Non-Executive Board member of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.