Joan comes to the Faculty with a long history of working in the NHS initially in adult nursing but mainly with children and young people. Her roles have been in clinical care, management, leadership, education and training.Her particular areas of interest are the haemoglobinopathies, genetic counselling and adolescent/young people health. In these areas Joan serves on various committees and working groups been involved in the the development of standards and guidelines, competences.

Recent publications include a four-part series on nursing management of haemoglobinopathies, specifically Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Beta Thalassaemia, including understanding their key features, disease management, care and management of people with transfusion dependent Beta Thalassaemia and recognising competencies for counselling of these illnesses.