How I thrive as a nurse with Tourette’s
Jonathan Badder Nurse adviser, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
Tourette’s syndrome may present challenges in a clinical role, but can also enhance empathy with patients
I was in my thirties and working as a clinical lead nurse in a care home when I started making involuntary and uncontrollable sounds and movements, also known as tics.
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