MB ChB Manch 1957; DCH Eng 1960; MFCM 1974.
After qualifying at Manchester, Batten held house positions at Park Hospital Davyhulme, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. She was later Registrar in Neonatal Paediatrics at Liverpool Maternity Hospital and Registrar in Paediatric Medicine at Alder Hey Children's Hospital before being appointed SMO (special duties) for Manchester School Health Service.