Be Inspired - Kirsty MacLennan
Describe your role
Consultant anaesthetist with a specialist interest in obstetrics, head and neck anaesthesia, simulation, human factors and patient safety.
How did you get there?
My decision to be an anaesthetist was inspired by a brilliant anaesthetic registrar that I worked with when I was a medical trainee. Her unflappable approach to any emergency was enviable! Being an obstetric anaesthetist at St Mary’s, Manchester, is really rewarding, with its great multi-disciplinary team, variety of work and knowing that you can make a real difference for your patients. I started writing anaesthetic books as a trainee, encouraged by my then regional advisor. My combined interest in obstetric anaesthesia, human factors and the desire to make things safer and better has led to my work with HSIB.