"Allison has a radiography background, specialising in Ultrasound. She joined City University London in 2009 as a part-time lecturer and Clinical Co-ordinator for the Ultrasound programme. Allison has worked in many Hospitals in London and Essex and still works clinically in the private sector in Essex. Allison initially worked at Colchester Hospital and studied at Ipswich School of Radiography. After qualifying she moved to the Royal London Hospital, but left to train as a sonographer at St Georges' Hospital. After qualifying and working in Kent she returned to London, working at St Thomas' Hospital, whilst there she continued her education by taking the HDCR at the Royal Free School of Radiography. Since that time she has worked as a sonographer in all clinical areas with training responsibilities for student sonographers since 1995 until 2009 across two Essex Hospitals during this time she successfully campaigned for the recognition of the sonographers as Advanced Practitioners. She is the clinical co-ordinator for the ultrasound programme and leads the Gynae Module."

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