Matthew is deputy director of the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education within Manchester Pharmacy School. After graduating as a pharmacist, Matthew worked in hospital pharmacy practice, where he set up and lead a Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic. Making the move to community pharmacy, Matthew ran a pharmacy based HbA1c testing service in collaboration with local GP practices and Bayer UK. He then moved to work for the…
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Steve works at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset where he has been a Diabetes Nurse Specialist since 1997, working as a community, in patient outreach and out-patient lead. In 2014 Steve was asked to develop a new Acute Kidney Injury Service for the trust involving daily ward outreach services and project development. Steve qualified as a nurse in 1986 working in CCU/ITU and medicine before…
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Paula has been a registered nurse since 1986 and has always been passionate about care of the elderly. She immediately became aware of the importance of hydration in this vulnerable group of patients. After a long career break home educating her children, Paula returned to practice in private nursing homes where she was concerned to find the same situation in regard to the poor understanding and…
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Santa Claus is a world renowned toy maker and expert reindeer herder. He lives in Lapland and although his exact address is unknown, it is widely rumoured that any letters posted up chimneys will reach him eventually. He has been married to Mrs Claus for more years than he can remember and they share a home with numerous elves and reindeer. Santa counts among his hobbies monitoring the…
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Andrea is a teacher at the University of Sheffield‘s School of Nursing & Midwifery. She delivers renal courses, study days and education to pre registration and post registration nurses. She also teaches students on the Health and Human Sciences degree about the kidneys and will be extending this in the next year to global issues in renal care.
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