The Voice Issue 6, Autumn 2011 | Page 11

“Some of the clinical pathways are quite complicated... so we make sure it all makes sense” have an awful lot of patients on their books all at once. “The care we provide can go on for several years, so we tend to have very long relationships with some of our patients.” But of course, the job is as much about dealing with patients’ families too. Visiting patients and their families can make a huge difference: “We spend a lot of time talking with family members. The journey can be just as hard for loved ones, so we need to offer the same level of support and try to make things easier for them.” Both Louise and Tracy agree that, as well as seeing pati