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Rachel Parkinson

Rachel Parkinson studied adult nursing at Queen Margaret University before taking some time to travel. She has enjoyed all the new experiences that come with travelling and has plans to return to furt…

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Kirstie Paterson

Kirstie graduated in 2015 from Queen Margaret University with a BSc (Hons) in Nursing. She then completed a 16-month conversion course in Child Health Nursing at Edinburgh Napier University where she…

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Erica Pavord

Erica Pavord was a Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Worcester and now works as a systemic counsellor with families in Monmouthshire. Before becoming a counsellor, sh…

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Amy Pepper

Amy Pepper is a qualified mental health nurse and has worked in a number of settings specialising in supporting families living with dementia, including acute mental health, intermediate care, communi…

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Lauren Philpott

Lauren Philpott qualified as a registered children’s nurse in 2014. She initially rotated between a children’s ward and Special Care Baby Unit before resuming a permanent position on a general childre…

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