Nicola Gale, MA, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Sociology working in the fields of health services research, public health, primary care, community-led and complementary health care. Professor Gale is committed to theoretically-informed empirical work that involves, aids better understanding of, and meets the needs of a diverse population. She specialises in interdisciplinary research and qualitative methods. She is currently Head of the School of Social Policy, and Co-Director of Confronting Antimicrobial Resistance (CARe) theme in the Institute for Global Innovation.