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Dr John Gedney Author

Dr John Gedney (Author)
Dr John Gedney qualified from the University of Nottingham in 1979 and from 1984 worked as a GP in Northumberland with a special interest in Mental Health, Rheumatic Diseases and Diabetes. Now retired from clinical work he has an ongoing interest in the challenges posed by people being overweight and the pandemic of Type 2 Diabetes, particularly in the context of the food environment and the evolving science of Metabolic Syndrome.

Pamela Myles-Hooton (Author)
Pamela Myles-Hooton is an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist, trainer and supervisor. She co-wrote The CBT Handbook, which has been used by many people to overcome problems with anxiety, depression and anger. She spent over eleven years training others in delivering evidence-based interventions for people with common mental health problems at the University of Reading, and latterly she has been working with NHS Education for Scotland to develop a training programme for mental health staff who help people experiencing anxiety and depression. Pam is a Fellow of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.