Leadership and management challenges for consultant clinical scientists - Recording

Recorded: 29 July 2026

Taking on a senior leadership or management role is daunting, particularly if you cannot see others with similar training and background to yourself in those roles around you, but you can learn a lot from watching how other colleagues deal with challenges.

Learning leadership and management theory from attending courses or workshops is a good start, but there is no substitute for having to deal with real-life issues arising. In their presentations Kelly Bicknell and Naomi Gadsby will talk about what they have learnt so far with the hope this might be useful for others starting out in clinical leadership and management.

Microbiology webinars for trainees

Following feedback from members, we are trying a new format for delivering training this year, replacing the in-person Microbiology training day at LabMedUK with free monthly webinars. The topics have been suggested by members and are delivered by senior clinical scientists and colleagues. In the final webinar of the year, trainees have the opportunity to present recent audits.