This week, I'm delighted to be joined by Sue Spencer, an educator, researcher and former university lecturer with a wealth of experience in both nursing and the third sector.

She and I first met when she was a diabetes nurse specialist in the Northeast of England in the early 1990s.

I was keen to invite Sue onto the podcast because she was the first person to introduce me to the idea of treating patients as partners in managing long term conditions, instead of passive recipients of care.

You'll hear how that idea has developed over the years, and how her experience in diabetes has shaped her thinking. 

Her firm belief that it’s a privilege to work with patients has sometimes led to conflict with healthcare professional colleagues who found it hard to change established practice. 

Drawing on her considerable experience of patient care, Sue provides really valuable insights on the small details that matter in the relationship between patients with long term conditions and the healthcare teams that look after them.

I hope that you enjoy the episode as much as I enjoyed talking to Sue.

You can follow her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/kind_curious

Email claire@dovetailstrategies.com or connect on LinkedIn to send questions and comments about anything you’ve heard in this episode. I’d love to hear from you.

Thank you for listening and see you next time!

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