Staff | HPB Specialist Nurse Profile – Laura Strawford
- Name:
Laura Strawford RGN, Dip HE Nursing, BSc with Hons Health and Social Care
- Position:
Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Nurse Specialist
- Biography:
Laura qualified as a Registered Adult Nurse in 2006 and began her career working on an acute surgical ward in Leicester, moving to Guildford to undertake a deputy sisters’ role within the private sector. She then practiced for several years as a Nurse Specialist in colorectal surgery providing holistic care for patients.
Laura joined the HPB Nurse Specialist team in 2023. Her main responsibilities are to promote high quality of care to patients and their families whilst supporting them through their treatment pathway, providing clinical expertise, specialist advice and education along the way. She also co-ordinates investigations and helps facilitate prompt access to investigations and procedures, this involves liaising with various departments in order to ensure interventions such as ERCP and biopsies are undertaken within appropriate timelines. Laura also ensures patients understand and are well informed of any investigations or procedures that may be necessary as part of their treatment.