Endometriosis Diagnosis and Management

Dr Anita Sharma contributed towards setting up community Gynae clinic in Oldham to reduce pressure on the secondary care.

She is chair of Women’s Doctors Forum BIDA (British International Doctor’s Association), and her focus is on Women’s Health Strategy. The focus is not only on Gynaecological and Obstetrical issues but also the General Well Being of the women. 

She is an undergraduate trainer attached to the University of Manchester. She was involved with University of Manchester in BRIT 2 project to help reduce antimicrobial prescribing. Previously she worked with Public Health England to address AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance). She is now involved in Self harm project developing KSS (Knowledge Support System) for primary care.

She has done various presentation on Westminster forum on AMR strategy, and women’s health issues.

She is the GP editor for the British Journal of Medical Practitioners and writes regularly in various GP magazines on clinical and practice development issues.

She was a GP member of NICE Quality Standard Advisory Committee (QSAC) and Expert Advisors Panel for the NICE Centre for Guidelines for endometriosis and helped update menopause guidelines.

Anita has also produced recognised works in Obstetrics and Gynaecology winning the British Medical Association Medical Book Award in 2014 first prize for “Gynaecology in Primary Care: A Practical Guide”. (Radcliffe Publishing 2013)

In 2021 she developed Endometriosis Awareness North to help raise the awareness of Endometriosis. Got a charity status in June 2025.

Her recent book, Endometriosis in Primary Care: a practical guide, published in July 2025. The money raised from the sale of the book goes to UoM involved in Research for Endometriosis.