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Dr Kiersten Simmons

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Biography

Dr Kiersten Simmons is a Medical Doctoral Fellow at BSMS, and HIV/ Sexual Health Physician at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. She embarked on a PhD in February 2023, entitled 'Improving Access to Sexual Health and Sexual Wellbeing for Midlife Women (40-65 years) in Under-resourced coastal communities in East Sussex. She is passionate about improving access to research and healthcare for under-served groups. She set up the Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Women's healthcare research network, and the UK's under-served coastal ommunities research network, and warmly welcomes anybody who would like to join these to email kiersten.simmons@nhs.net.