She began working at the University of Birmingham's Department of Primary Care in 2000, while she was a GP registrar. She gained a PhD in 2009. The subject of her PhD was
Variation in NHS Utilisation of Vault Cytology Tests in Women post-hysterectomy. She was Head of Primary Care (undergraduate) in the Medical School of the University of Birmingham until becoming RCGP Chair. She is a GP partner practising in
Lichfield, Staffordshire. Prior to training as a GP, she worked in obstetrics and gynaecology for several years, and this experience shaped her clinical and academic aspirations. She was a personal mentor for doctors in difficulty in the Midlands until 2016, a scheme supported by the West Midlands Deanery and RCGP Midland Faculty. In 2012 she became the RCGP's first female honorary treasurer. In 2016, she was one of four candidates who stood to succeed
Maureen Baker as chair of the RCGP Council. In July, the college announced that Stokes-Lampard had been elected as the next RCGP chair, and would take up appointment in November 2016. She became Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners on 19 November 2016. In 2016, in her first year as Chair of the RCGP she led policy papers on sexual and reproductive health - Time to Act and the college's first annual assessment of the GP Forward View She has spoken publicly about the adverse impacts of social isolation and loneliness on the health of the population and how it is akin to a long-term chronic condition. Her term of office as Chair of the RCGP Council ended in November 2019. She was succeeded by Professor
Martin Marshall. In October 2019, her appointment was announced as head of the new
National Academy for Social Prescribing. In July 2020, she became chair of the
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges for a three-year term, succeeding
Carrie MacEwen. In June 2024, she was appointed to the position of Chief Medical Officer for Health New Zealand - (Te Whatu Ora) , the national public healthcare system of
New Zealand, which replaced the country's 20
District Health Boards in 2022. ==Honours==