Helen is National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at NHS England, and Clinical Care Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions for the South East London Integrated Care System.

Helen has worked as a CVD specialist for more than 25 years across secondary, community and primary care settings. She was clinical adviser to the AHSN national atrial fibrillation (AF) programme and developed the pharmacist-led virtual clinic model to optimise uptake of anticoagulation in AF, which has now been spread nationally.

Most recently, as the National Specialty Adviser for CVD Prevention at NHS England, she worked on the delivery of the national CVD ambitions for AF, blood pressure and cholesterol in the NHS Long Term Plan.

Helen also works at UCL Partners on the implementation of Proactive Care Frameworks and CVDACTION to support primary care with the tools and resources to optimise patient outcomes, particularly for AF, blood pressure, lipids, heart failure, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.