Professor Scarlett McNally is a Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon in Eastbourne, since 2002, Deputy Director of the Centre for Perioperative Care, Honorary Clinical Professor at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and BMJ columnist (https://www.bmj.com/search/advanced/mcnally). Previously an elected Council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2011-21) and President of the Medical Women’s Federation (2023-25). Perioperative care = patient preparation + shared decision-making + team-working + pathways. This can halve complications. (Find lovely FREE resources at www.cpoc.org.uk) Lead author for the Academy’s Exercise the miracle cure. Frequent speaker/writer - on careers, diversity, bullying, sustainability, perioperative care, pathways, myeloma, exercise, active travel, leadership and how to fix the NHS. See www.scarlettmcnally.co.uk. OBE 2026 for services to Medicine, Surgery and the NHS.