I trained as a nurse (RGN) and specialised in the care of older people. As well as working in hospitals in elderly care and orthopaedic units, I spent several years as a sister in a nursing home and several more assessing and supporting older people and their relatives in their own homes. Since having children, I trained in Scenar Therapy, which is a specialised form of pain control, and have been running my own Scenar Therapy practise.