Sophie West is a respiratory consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne, lead of the Regional Sleep Service and Board Chair of the Cardiothoracic clinical board. Her clinical and research interests are in best treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and its associated conditions. She has sat on specialist committees for NICE: NG202 Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnoea Syndrome and Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Guideline, 2021 and DAP70 Automated home testing devices for diagnosing OSAHS, 2024. An active member of the OSA Alliance, a multi-professional group who facilitate clinical excellence with all in OSA and work to improve access to OSA-related care and professional education and resource.