Jackie Higgins, RN

Jackie Higgins, RN Dip of HE nursing (child), Independent Nurse Prescriber, has been in her current role as a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse at Milton Keynes University Hospital for many years. She is also an independent nurse prescriber. Whilst Jackie enjoys working with children and young people of all ages, she has a particular interest in adolescents and transition along with the psychological impact diabetes can have of young people and their families. She has recently been heavily involved in the setting up and delivery of a local education project for those young people transitioning from paediatric service to the young adult service and following the success of the programme, they have obtained funding for it to continue. This will be Jackie’s first Friends for Life UK Conference.