Dr Nicola (Nikki) Stevenson qualified as a doctor from The University of Liverpool (MBChB). She undertook her training throughout Cheshire and Merseyside during which time she obtained a Medical Doctorate (MD) which is a higher research degree awarded to medical professionals. She originally joined Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) NHS Foundation Trust as a junior doctor and was appointed as a Consultant in Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine in 2007.
Dr Stevenson’s extensive career with WUTH has seen her progress within our services from Clinical Service Lead for Respiratory Medicine (2015) to the role of Associate Medical Director for the Division of Medicine (2018) and then later in 2018 she was appointed Executive Medical Director. She also became Deputy Chief Executive in 2020. In November 2025 she was appointed Joint Chief Medical Officer of WUTH and Wirral Community Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC).
Dr Stevenson retains her clinical practice, seeing patients in her field of respiratory medicine in clinic and as part of the respiratory consultant on call rota. She also has executive oversight of the WUTH Research and Innovation portfolio and its cohort of Principal Investigators for clinical trials.
In addition, Dr Stevenson is the executive lead for Medical Education responsible for the teaching and training of medical students from the University of Liverpool and doctors (‘junior’ doctors, or doctors in training). WUTH is the only teaching hospital in Wirral and trains hundreds of students and doctors every year.
She lives locally with her family in Wirral.
