Biography

Becky Bryson
Education Sub-committee

Rebecca changed direction in 2022 from healthcare towards education and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, preparing the children's nurses of the future. Rebecca was for over 20 years, a Paediatric Respiratory Nurse Specialist (asthma and allergy). As an independent nurse prescriber, Rebecca ran nurse led paediatric and adolescent Asthma and Allergy clinics and has extensive experience in the management of these conditions.

Rebecca has been involved actively in of the Northwest Paediatric Allergy Network and PRANG Northwest committee since it began in 2002. Rebecca has also been involved with BSACI as a committee member of the Nurses in Allergy group as Conference Rep for the Allied Health arm of the BSACI Conference planning team.

Rebecca graduated with an Allergy MSc at University of Southampton in 2011. As the author of a systematic review on sublingual immunotherapy for grass pollen allergy in children she presented a poster at the World Allergy Congress in Cancun. Rebecca is now a Teaching Fellow and has a PG Cert Education LHE qualification. Additionally , Rebecca is a National Trainer for Education for Health, and is a tutor for the Rotherham Respiratory Advancing Paediatric Asthma module. Rebecca has presented nationally for NPRANG, BSACI, Allergy UK and regionally for the Northwest Allergy Group, PRANG Northwest.

Rebecca has had active involvement with NPRANG as a committee member since 2013 with the role of Treasurer, Vice chair.