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Dr Katrina O'Donnell, MB BcH BaO

Retired GP and sleep health advisor

Dr Katrina O'Donnell, retired GP and sleep health advisor, smiling.

A retired GP with more than 30 years in medicine. Dr Katrina qualified in Dublin, worked in hospitals in the UK and Australia, then spent decades in family practice. She advises Land of Beds on sleep, recovery and long-term health.

Retired GP, 30+ years
RCSI, Dublin (qualified 1987)
Practised in UK and Australia
MB BcH BaO LRCS & PI

Thirty years in patient care

How a career in family medicine came to shape the sleep and health advice on this website.

  1. Qualified

    Qualified in medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, in 1987, the start of a career spanning more than thirty years.

  2. Hospital medicine

    Worked in hospitals in both the UK and Australia, then completed her general practice training in England.

  3. Family doctor

    A family doctor from 1993 until retiring in 2023, working closely with patients of every age and health need.

  4. What she saw

    Across her career she saw poor sleep's reach: its toll on mental health and concentration, and its part in heart disease and diabetes.

  5. Her approach

    Known throughout her career for a compassionate, practical, no-nonsense approach with patients across every age and stage of life.

  6. Today, with Land of Beds

    Sleep health advisor. She reviews our sleep and health guidance for medical accuracy, independent of any brand we sell.

Areas of expertise

  • How sleep affects your health at every life stage
  • Getting proper recovery and rest, not just hours in bed
  • When poor sleep is worth seeing your own GP about
  • Sleep, comfort and physical health as you get older
  • How poor sleep affects heart health and conditions like diabetes
  • Getting the sleep environment, lifestyle and comfort right

What Dr Katrina does for Land of Beds customers

We sell beds. We are not qualified to give medical advice, and we do not pretend to be. Dr Katrina is the medical check on our sleep and health guidance.

  • Reviews our sleep and health guidance to check it is medically accurate
  • Flags anything that overstates what a bed or mattress can do for health
  • Helps us explain when a sleep problem needs a doctor, not a new mattress
  • Helps customers see sleep as part of overall health, not just hours in bed

Get advice from our team

Our showroom experts are trained on the sleep and health guidance Dr Katrina reviews. Talk to them by phone on 01928 242829, on live chat, or in person in Wigan and Helsby.

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