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Alison King

Alison King

Alison King became a qualified nurse in 1982 and having worked in the NHS over six years, she moved into the private sector in 1988.

She has been a hospital manager at Cygnet St Williams’, neuropsychiatric service in Darlington offering care and treatment to people with a progressive neurological disease and acquired brain injuries, since January 2019.

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: a story of care, support and understanding

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Care colleague talking to a resident

To mark Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month, the manager of a dedicated therapeutic facility for men living with neurological disease and brain injury reflects on the journey of one man and the effects life changing conditions like his can have on individuals and those around them.

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