Diane Thornton

Diane Thornton (born 5 December 1989) is a Clinical Lead in Emergency Medicine who works at The Royal Manchester Hospital, she was a former Senior Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Charing Cross Hospital in 2021.

Early life
Diane was born in December 1989 and was put up for adoption after her parents died in a car accident shortly after she was born. She spent most of her childhood in care and was finally adopted at the age of 7.

She had a brother named Ben, but they were seperated in care and Ben went to live in Manchester with his Adoptive Family.

In 2006, Diane went to Medical School and graduated in May 2011. After studying and completing her consultant exam which took her 2 years, Diane went on to work at The Royal Bristol Hospital in 2013.

In 2015, she met her future husband, Dan, who was an oncologist at the hospital, and, they welcomed a baby named Teddy in 2019.

Time at Charing Cross Hospital
Diane joined the Charing Cross team in April 2021, alongside Denise Chapman, who was her best friend from The Royal Bristol. Diane was appointed as a Consultant due to experience, disappointing doctor, Ben Halloway.