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QUEEN’S “By working together we can break down some of the traditional barriers and continue to build bridges of hope for people in our community ”
commitment to improving care for people who are are very marginalised by society Having trained as a a a a a a a a a nurse in in in in in in Dundee Rachel
worked in in in in in in Ninewells Hospital for 15 years in in in in in in in orthopaedics surgical and and haematology wards and and then in in in the the community anticoagulant team “It was was then I I realised that community work was was where my heart lay ”
she says As part of of her Queen’s Nurse development programme Rachel
is undertaking a a a a a a a a a a a professional challenge: to to to help bring together relevant statutory voluntary and other small charitable organisations “Hopefully this will encourage us all to to work closer together so that a a a a a a a a a a more more supportive effective and co-ordinated way can be used in in order to develop a a a a a a a a more more community based person-centred recovery journey “By working together we can break down some of of the the traditional barriers and continue to to build bridges of of hope for people in our community ”
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