Claire Stapleton is a Clinical Project Manager and Registered Nurse specialising in severe asthma and COPD, with over a decade of experience across frontline Respiratory care, NHS service improvement and Respiratory clinical research. Her career spans acute care, tertiary services and real world evidence delivery, giving her a practical and strategic understanding of how Respiratory pathways operate in practice.

She has led NHS Respiratory projects focused on improving identification and access to biologic therapies for patients with severe asthma, strengthening referral pathways and enhancing coordination between secondary and tertiary care. Her work has centred on improving equity of access, reducing unwarranted variation and supporting sustainable service models within Respiratory teams.

Claire has also held senior roles within real world Respiratory clinical trials, collaborating with NHS sites, investigators and industry partners to deliver high quality evidence in routine practice settings. This experience has equipped her with strong expertise in evidence generation, cross sector partnership and translating research into meaningful clinical implementation.

As an asthma patient herself, Claire brings lived experience alongside professional leadership. She is passionate about improving outcomes for people living with Respiratory disease and is particularly interested in innovative service models, patient engagement and responsible collaboration that strengthens long term, high quality Respiratory care.