Advanced Clinical Practitioner story - Kirsty Laing
Published by: British Thoracic Society
Publication date: March 2021
ACPs are increasingly becoming part of many respiratory multi-professional teams and here we meet Kirsty Laing. Kirsty is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner working at Harrogate District and Foundation Hospital within the respiratory team. The team consists of two consultants, two registrars, one Internal Medicine Trainee, one foundation doctor, plus a team of respiratory specialist nurses.
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