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·Nurse Kate Bissell; Thirlwall Inquiry

Nurse Kate Bissell — witness evidence (Thirlwall Inquiry)

Nurse Kate Bissell was a senior nurse on the Countess of Chester neonatal unit. Her Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses the ward-floor perspective on staffing, unit workflow, and how the management of the consultants' concerns was experienced by nursing staff.

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Context

Nurse Kate Bissell was a senior nurse on the Countess of Chester neonatal unit. Her Thirlwall Inquiry evidence addresses ward-floor staffing, workflow, and how the management of the consultants’ concerns was experienced and observed by nursing staff.

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Read alongside

Eirian Powell (Ward Manager), Karen Rees.