Associate director of nursing Tanya Strange has been rewarded with two RCN Wales nurse awards for pioneering a prescription for loneliness in older patients. She has also been honoured by the Queen’s National Institute for outstanding service

What is your current role?

I am a divisional nurse and associate director of nursing for primary and community care in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. My role encompasses professional accountability for nursing across primary and community care, workforce planning, patient experience and safeguarding. I am the corporate nursing lead for older people and professionally accountable for a number of clinical services.