I am an NHS consultant in blood borne viruses and sexual health. My Fellowship in 2017 was to look at the provision of healthcare and education to recreational drug users living with blood borne viruses in Vancouver, Canada. It was my professional and personal interest to look at this cohort to see if current models and pathways can be used locally in my own practice and area.

Since this project, I have undertaken related projects specifically looking at discarded needles in areas where injecting drug use takes place and the use of Google Maps to improve accessibility of marginalised populations to healthcare resources. With the aid of a local council grant, this led to further studies in this area and has brought benefit to users. The Fellowship has been a massive privilege and honour, enabling me to appraise, reflect and bring back good practices to my city.