Professor Jane Eddleston graduated from the university of Dundee Medical School in 1981, moved to the Northwest in 1983, and continued her training in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; first in the Mersey Region and from 1987 in Greater Manchester. She was appointed Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care in 1991. She was appointed Joint Group Executive Medical Director in 2018, having previously been Deputy Group Medical Director. In addition, she has fulfilled several National roles during her career including Department of Health clinical advisor for Acute Care 2005-2011 and latterly Chair of NHS England’s Clinical Reference Group for Adult Critical Care from 2013 to 2022. She was awarded the Gold medal in 2021 from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine for National and International services to Intensive Care Medicine.