AN occupational therapist based at Leighton Hospital has featured in a series celebrating the diversity of women in health and social care research.

Dr Yeliz Prior, an advanced clinical specialist at Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership's Rheumatology department in Crewe, has been included in the NHS Wonder Woman film series.

Yeliz shares her story of how she has developed a successful career both as an occupational therapist and a health and social care researcher, despite her health challenges, while studying as a mature student with two children.

In the short film she outlines the importance of diversity in research and how there is a need more women to shape the future of health and social care research to better represent the NHS workforce.

Yeliz took on the challenge of a new career direction to train as a counsellor and later gained her undergraduate degree in occupational therapy from the University of Salford, followed by a PhD in epidemiology from Keele University.

Yeliz said: "It was a privilege to be able to share my story about the route I have taken in becoming a researcher for health and social care within the NHS.

"I hope my story along with others in these series inspires more people in the NHS to get involved with research"