The King's Fund podcast

Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu: nursing, resilience and building statues

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Host Helen McKenna sits down with Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu to talk about what drew her to nursing, becoming the first Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia nurse specialist in the UK, and how to remain positive in the face of adversity.

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