Jane Eddleston

Jane Eddleston (born 1957) is a British medical doctor, professor and critical care consultant at Manchester Royal Infirmary. In 2022 she became the first woman doctor to win the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Gold Medal.

Early life and education Eddleston is from Stirling. She studied medicine at the University of Dundee. At the time, one third of medical students were women. She is Chair, Oversight Board, Manchester Rare Conditions Centre.

She has developed guidelines to respond to acute illness of adults in hospital. The guidelines recognised that patients in hospital are at risk of becoming ill due to the complexity of their conditions, comorbidities and age. If managed inappropriately, deteriorating health in hospital can compromise referral to critical care, and even result in unnecessary death. During the infected blood scandal Eddleston gave evidence on behalf of the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

In 2022 she was awarded the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Gold Medal.

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