An academically gifted teenager, Gadhok came across the speech and language therapy profession through a leaflet, and felt a desire to 'give back, help others, particularly vulnerable children who did not have a voice'.
One of Gadhok's early challenges in this role was leading the speech and language therapy profession through the implementation of Agenda for Change, the NHS grading and pay system, in 2004.
[4][5] As CEO of RCSLT, Gadhok oversaw the tenures of 12 Chairs of College, including: Flis Parsons, Caroline Sykes, Sue Roulstone, Rosalind Gray Rogers, Mary Turnbull, Maria Luscombe, Hazel Roddam, Bryony Simpson, Morag Dorward, Della Money, Mary Heritage, and Sean Pert.
[6][7] In 2018, Gadhok advocated for the prioritisation of children's language services by the UK government as a result of the findings of a 10-year impact assessment of the Bercow Report.
[10] Gadhok was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 Birthday Honours for services to the allied health professions.