Lorraine qualified as a Registered Nurse (Adult) in 1980 and as a Registered Midwife in 1982, at the Royal Stoke Hospital, UHNM NHS Trust.
She has extensive knowledge and experience of working in the NHS both as a nurse and a midwife, including oncology, intensive care, aeromedical repatriation, operating theatres, labour ward, ante-natal and post-natal wards, contraception and sexual health, and also in the community.
Lorraine successfully completed her MA in Medical Ethics at Keele University in 1997.
In 1999-2001 Lorraine was a Project Manager; Recruitment, Retention, Return to Practice, West Midlands North, Workforce Development Confederation, Department of Health, working across the seven NHS Trusts in Staffordshire, Keele and Staffordshire Universities. She was a member of the Department of Health Regional Board Committee.
Since 2002, she has and continues to work at Keele University, School of Medicine as a Communications and Clinical Skills Teacher. She interviews applicants to the medical school, is a professional development tutor and examiner in the OSCE examinations. Lorraine was awarded Keele Clinical Teacher of the Year 2018-2019 nominated by Keele University Medical Students.
She completed her PGCME in 2005 at Keele University.
She continues to be employed by the UHNM and works one day a week clinically. She is a member of the UHNM ethics committee.