Emotional distress linked to physical injury or trauma
Lynn Jackson-Taylor
United KingdomPooleEnglandBH151ESLynn is the Adult Psychotherapist and Counsellor at Poole North Primary Care Network, taking internal referrals from four NHS GP practices.
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HG practitioner participates in global congress
HG practitioner Felicity Jaffrey, who lives and works in Egypt, received the extraordinary honour of being invited to speak at Egypt’s hugely prestigious Global Congress on Population, Health and Human Development (PHDC24) in Cairo in October.
SCoPEd - latest update
The six SCoPEd partners have published their latest update on the important work currently underway with regards to the SCoPEd framework implementation, governance and impact assessment.
Date posted: 14/02/2024