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- Meet The Team
- Mike Fresson
- Beth Lunn
- Grace Innes
- Emily Exall
- Christine Helm
- Dr James Oliver
- Dr Fiona Willcoxson
- Dr Elspeth Brown
- Dr Shuba Barwick
- Dr Antigoni Deri
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- Mr Imre Kassai
- Marie Wray
- Lyndsay Bamford
- Jo Birkett
- Hannah Swift
- Angela Leeper
- Sarah Gardner
- Sarah Hibbert
- Jan Forster
- Rosie Brakefield
- John Hobbs
- Hannah Shaw
- Sara Moore
- Sam Bainbridge
- Dr Sara Matley
- Jayne Slack
- Bianca Mhlanga
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- Transition to Adult Congenital Cardiac Services
- Coming in to Hospital
- Surgery and Managing Your Discomfort
- Cardiac Catheter
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- Support
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Jo Birkett
Adult Congenital Nurse Specialist
Area of expertise
Adult and Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Nursing
Biography
Qualified as Registered General Nurse in 1991
Worked in Adult critical care until 1997 including 5 years working with adult acquired cardiac surgical patients
Qualified as a Registered Children’s Nurse in 1998
Worked on CCICU for 15 years, during this time worked for 2 years covering maternity leave as Adult Congenital Nurse specialist (ACNS)
Started full time post as ACNS in Oct 2013
Specialist interests within your profession
Pulmonary Hypertension
Transition from Children’s services to Adults