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Mr Chaudhari underwent training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology up to Consultant level in India. His specialist skills are ultrasound scanning, general gynaecology, and infertility. After working for two years in South London he joined the unit in 2011 and now works as a Consultant specialising in fertility. He also continues to practice obstetrics and gynaecology and has a weekly theatre list here at Calderdale.

Dr Ahmed is a specialty doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a former associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in Tanta University, Egypt. 

He was trained in the unit of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, in the University of South Alabama, USA in 2014 and 2015. He also worked as a specialist in the field of women’s fertility in Adam Hospital for fertility and Sterility, Cairo, Egypt between 2020 and 2022.

Helen qualified as a nurse in 1997 at Bradford University and has worked for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust since then. Before working in Assisted Conception, she worked in women's health on the gynaecology ward and early pregnancy unit. Helen is presently our Advanced Practitioner and has completed her Nurse Prescribers course.

Gemma came from a career in A&E here at Calderdale. She has undergone her fertility module at Edge Hill University along side her fertility scanning course. She is also our egg donation coordinator and runs the programme for egg donation treatment.

Emma qualified as a registered nurse in 2007 with a Dip H E in adult nursing and worked on a general surgical ward at Dewsbury Hospital.  In 2008 she went to work at St James Hospital, Leeds to work on surgical high dependency and intensive care, to pursue her career in critical care. In 2009 she completed her degree in acute illness. She then went on in 2010 to commence her midwifery training. Upon completion of her degree in 2012 she practiced as a midwife at St James for 2 years where she developed an interest in couples who had been through fertility treatments. In 2014 she returned to nursing in critical care at Dewsbury.

Emma joined the team at Yorkshire Fertility to pursue a career in fertility and is now a qualified Fertility Nurse Specialist.

Danielle joined our team in 2018 from a previous nursing background.  Danielle has completed her infertility in practice and scanning module and is now gaining more experience in ultrasound scanning in clinic. Danielle is our Sperm Donation Lead and runs our Sperm Donation progamme within the clinic.

Nadya has joined the team from Gynaecology where she worked as a staff nurse.  Nadya has now completed her specialist training within the clinical team and is now a qualified fertility nurse.  Nadya is our Safeguarding Lead within the department.

Susie qualified as a registered nurse from Bradford in 1996. After working on various wards in 1999 she began to work as a staff nurse in the gynaecology outpatient department at Calderdale. In 2005 Susie went to Leeds University to complete the Fertility course module and soon after secured a post here at Yorkshire Fertility.  She completed her specialised scan training at LGI and has remained on the unit since then. Susie further completed the updated pelvic ultrasound course in 2017 from Edge Hill University.

Karen qualified as a nurse in 1991 and have worked in a few different specialities over the years. However Karen's true interest was always in women's health. She worked for 2 years in Sexual Health and then decided to move to Fertility at Leeds in 1999. She has been within this speciality ever since.  Karen enjoys her role immensely and would not consider doing anything else.

Clare qualified as a midwife in 2018 at Huddersfield University and initially worked at Pennine Acute Trust before moving to CHFT, providing antenatal, labour and postnatal care over the last 3 years. She developed an interest in fertility as a student after spending a day on placement with Yorkshire Fertility, which has continued through her support and care as a registered midwife of women and their partners who have had fertility treatment. She has joined the team to pursue a career in fertility where she has completed specialist training.

Beth qualified as a nurse from The University of Huddersfield in 2019, since then has worked within an Acute Cardiology Unit at Calderdale Royal. Beth has always had an interest in Women’s Health and Fertility since being a Student Nurse and has joined the team. Beth has completed her scanning course and clinical training to become a Fertility Nurse Specialist.

Wendy has worked on the children's ward, also children's community nursing team. Wendy has now moved to work with us as a Clinical Support Worker.

Tracey qualified as a person-centred counsellor in 2020. She has volunteered at 2 counselling organisations as a counsellor for the past 5 years. One was for generic counselling, one specialising in pregnancy related loss. Tracey worked at Spire Elland or 15 years in different roles including HCA outpatients. From this grew an interest in gynaecology from working in gynae clinics and gynae clinics specialising in endometriosis. Tracey completed BICA foundation course in 2021. Currently working towards BACP accreditation with an aim to complete this and the BICA accreditation in 2023. Tracey keeps up with regular CPD training in all areas of counselling issues.

Amy started out with an NVQ level 3 in Retail Operations/Customer Service.  She then changed her career towards administration working within the mail order sector and has previously managed a group of manufacturing and installation companies in Halifax for 11 years.  Following redundancy Amy took up a new opportunity with the NHS and began her role at Yorkshire Fertility.  She loves to go walking with her Cavalier King Charles in the countryside, spending time with her family and visiting Scotland where she also has family.

Sue started working in a Solicitors as a Legal Secretary / PA. She then changed jobs and went to work for a Licensed Conveyancer and underwent training for this. Due to being made redundant Sue joined the Trust and began work as Secretary covering sickness and annual leave.  Sue soon became Secretary for the Children Womens and Family Division here at Calderdale. In 2012 Sue was asked to cover maternity leave for Business Manager at Yorkshire Fertility and has been here ever since. She is responsible for the financial side of the unit. She also organises various events and is in charge of diary planning.

Sue moved from Lancashire to Halifax after achieving a degree in Administrative Management at Humberside University.  She joined the NHS following a long career in the banking industry and is now a Receptionist at Yorkshire Fertility.

I started working for Yorkshire Fertility back in 2014 at Calderdale Royal Hospital when we were then known as the Assisted Conception Unit. I have recently returned to Yorkshire Fertility having spent two years working in the Gynaecology Clinical Assessment Team at CHFT.

After completing her NNEB qualification, she began her career as a Nursery Nurse, spending fourteen years at a large primary school supporting children in the Nursery Unit through to Year 2. Following maternity leave with her son Isaac, she moved into the property sector, working as a Sales Negotiator in an estate agency before progressing into property development and new homes. After being made redundant during the 2008 housing market crash, she joined the NHS as a Healthcare and Clerical Assistant in Contraception and Sexual Health. In 2011, she moved to Yorkshire Fertility (Assisted Conception), where she has worked ever since, aside from a fantastic two-year career break in the Falkland Islands. Julia enjoys being part of Yorkshire Fertility, supporting patients as they begin or continue their fertility journey.

Antonella started working at Yorkshire Fertility in June 2023 prior to that she has always worked in hospitality. Antonella decided to change her career and started working for the NHS. Antonella is really enjoy working at Yorkshire Fertility alongside her colleagues that she feels have taught her so much in such a short time. Antonella enjoys welcoming new and regular patients and following them on their journey. Antonella tries to make sure she does her best to provide good customer service and make the patients feel welcome when they visit the clinic.

Lily has always been passionate about helping others out when in need. Lily really enjoys working alongside the amazing team at Yorkshire Fertility and says she has learnt so much in a short period of time. Lily loves to see all the different faces that begin their journey with us at Yorkshire Fertility. Lily tries her very best to provide great customer service in order to make patients feel welcome and safe when they come into the clinic. Lily has previous experience working within the legal sector as an administrator.