Tom is a full time GP Partner working in Leicester. He has a specialist interest in MSK and Sports and Exercise medicine, with post graduate diploma qualifications in these areas. He has worked as a hospital practitioner in Orthopaedics, and also ran a Primary Care MSK service for many years, working alongside 3 very expert physiotherapy ESPs. He is a member, and steering committee representative of, the Primary Care Rheumatology Society, which was created in 1986 by a group of General Practitioners with a special interest in musculoskeletal medicine and rheumatology, with the aim of improving knowledge & education within primary care, building partnerships with other allied professionals, and improving the standards of care provided to patients with these conditions.