Miss Katrina McLarty
Katrina is a Public Health Registrar based in London and has worked across a diverse range of organisations at local, regional and national levels. Her professional interest in tackling health inequalities and improving population health began during her Anthropology degree at Durham University. She went on to complete her Masters in Public Health at Imperial College London with distinction in 2016
Upon completion of her MPH, Katrina secured a position on the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), a Times Top 100 graduate scheme run by the Local Government Association. She was hosted by Westminster City Council and whilst there completed a PG Diploma in Leadership and Management. Katrina went on to secure a Public Health Business Partner role at Westminster where she worked with directorates and external partners to develop and drive the delivery of collaborative programmes addressing priority population health issues. Her portfolio included tobacco, alcohol, serious youth violence and air quality.
Katrina commenced public health specialty training in 2019 and has undertaken placements in local government (Merton Council), central government (UKHSA and OHID) and the NHS (Barts Health NHS Trust). Most recently, she has been working with stakeholders in local integrated care systems to implement a new tobacco dependence service, as well as reducing inequities in access to outpatient services for patients with sensory disabilities. Katrina is particularly interested in the role of wider determinants, such as economic and environmental factors, on people's health.
Reason for applying for the scheme
Katrina believes the fellowship scheme offers a unique opportunity to develop her leadership and management skills by working with, and learning from, senior leaders in national healthcare organisations. Whilst she has embraced leadership and management opportunities that have arisen in her speciality training, this fellowship will enable her to focus on developing these skills in a structured way.
She is interested in system leadership specifically and the value of working across systems to deliver improved population health outcomes. Katrina is confident that the scheme can help her realise her ambition to become a high-performing systems leader, equipped to make a substantive contribution to the integration agenda.
Katrina was also attracted by the opportunity to learn from peers on the scheme. The prospect of being part of a cohort who are equally passionate about impactful medical leadership is highly motivating. Having completed the local government fast-track graduate programme, she knows the importance of sharing experiences and insights with a peer network. Overall, she believes participation in the scheme at this stage of her training will be particularly beneficial as she approaches her final year.
