I originally trained as a Registered General Nurse at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
Soon afterwards I moved to Spain, but I continued to work as a staff nurse through the BNA (British Nursing Agency) whenever I was back in England. During those 10 years, I worked in a wide range of hospital settings, including intensive care, A&E, geriatrics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and at private nursing homes.
In Spain, while I earned my living playing the violin in a trio, I studied Spanish at Universidad Complutense, Madrid, and translation at Escuela de Traductores e Intérpretes Sampere, also in Madrid.
Later on, I continued my studies at post-graduate level, gaining the CIoL Diploma in Translation (DipTrans).
Health-related professions—including medical translation—are necessarily vocational and entail an ethical responsibility. I nurture this responsibility through the following activities:
