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How a healthcare assistant made the operating theatre a less scary place for children
Award-winner Lisa Morgan's innovations help to ease the anxieties of children arriving at an operating theatre for cardiac surgery

Healthcare assistant Lisa Morgan's innovations help to ease the anxieties of children arriving at an operating theatre for cardiac surgery
- Children and parents had felt anxious and afraid on arriving at theatre
- Changes include a training day for theatre staff and visits to families
- Children receive toy bear who features in a story of the journey through theatre
A healthcare assistant who won an award at the RCNi Nurse Awards has improved the care and support of children facing cardiac surgery – and their families – through a comprehensive training package for care and support staff and a number of evidence-based initiatives that ease anxiety before theatre.
Lisa Morgan’s commitment to family-centred care at
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