Linda Mather is a registered General Nurse and Independent Nurse Prescriber with over 30 years experience within the NHS. For the past 12 years, she has run her own businesses. Linda opened Chamonix Clinic in 2008 and opened her second clinic in Sunderland a few years later.

In 2012 Linda developed a nurse’s forum called the Northern Cosmetic Nurses Forum, which then became the regional branch of the BACN of which she is now a board member. She also sits on the board of ACE which is the biggest complication management expert group in the world.

In 2015 Linda won the prestigious British Journal of Nursing Award for Aesthetic Nurse of the year and joined the editorial board for the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, where she has published works about workforce development and nurse prescribing. Linda has now successfully achieved the Professional Non-Surgical Aesthetic Practice MSc at Northumbria University, and she is currently working alongside Northumbria University as a practice placement educator and has helped to develop and evolve the current Masters in Aesthetic Medicine and also holds a PG Cert in Education. 2017 saw her win student of the year for Northumbria University. She is frequently a guest of BBC Radio Newcastle where she gives her opinion on topical cosmetic and general issues in the news. She has also appeared on programmes such as BBCs Inside Out in an attempt to change bad practice.

Linda also runs her own Aesthetic training company and has worked as a regional trainer for Teoxane UK.