Rachel Vedder

Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Clinical Lead for Palliative Medicine Barnsley

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Rachel started working at Barnsley Hospice in August 2012. She completed her Undergraduate medical training at the University of Sheffield and went on to achieve her Postgraduate training in Hospital Medicine in Sheffield. From there, Rachel decided to specialise in Palliative Medicine, undertaking specialist training in Sheffield and Chesterfield.

Rachel started working at Barnsley Hospice as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine in 2012 and in 2015 took on the additional role of Clinical Lead for Palliative Medicine in Barnsley. She holds MBChB and MRCP qualifications and is a highly valued part of the clinical and Executive Management Team at Barnsley Hospice.

Outside of work Rachel enjoys family life with her husband who is a freelance architect and their two boys, who are of primary school age and keep them both on their toes! She also keeps busy by fell-walking, doing yoga and going to the cinema.

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