Asifa Ali is our lead for Research and Development and heads up our team coordinating trials to develop safer care for the future.

Bah humbug or Deck the Halls! Definitely Deck the Halls. I love all the sparkle and cosy feel about it.

Send us a wish for Christmas. Happiness and good health in the main – but also hope everyone gets the gift receipts for their Xmas jumpers and socks!

Fave Christmas carol? Not sure what my fave carol is, but I  do sing along to them all (badly). If I had choose it would probably be ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’. It reminds me of school assemblies and who could hold the notes the longest!

Christmas dinner disaster? Disaster? Never, I’m a brilliant cook! Ok, maybe just the once. I bought a turkey  which was too big for the oven and ended up cooking it in a big pot on the stove. Suffice to say lunch turned into dinner!  Fave bit is seeing no leftovers that I have to force feed my family with for days!

Best bit about Christmas? Family, friends and food! Also the ability to eat as much chocolate as you can.

Fave present ever and why? Well we don’t celebrate Xmas but I always manage to buy myself a few sneaky presents in the sale!