The Beat podcast is designed for healthcare professionals only and is brought to you by Nutricia.

In this mini-series we explore the world of metabolic medicine, meeting the people from the multi disciplinary team who deliver the service. Through these episodes we hear what a typical day in the life of these experts is like, what they have learnt in their career and what is still to be discovered in the fascinating world of Metabolics.

In this episode of The Beat podcast, host Dr James Nurse, Consultant Paediatrician, is joined by Dr Penny Andreou, a Senior Clinical Psychologist working in Paediatric Metabolic Medicine. They discuss the crucial role a psychologist plays within the MDT, the type of work she does with children and their families and the importance of ensuring different services are connected.