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Expert Witness Profile
Northwest England
Areas Covered: UK
Rachael Franco
Registered Nurse (RN)
- Postgraduate Diploma - Wound Healing & Tissue Repair, Cardiff University (2021)
- RCN Clinical Leadership Programme (2018)
- Quality, Service Improvement & Redesign, Practitioner Programme, NHS Improvement (2017)
- Postgraduate Certificate Practice Development (Evidence-Based Practice) (2010)
- Leg Ulcer Care & Management (NU2631) (2009)
- NVQ Assessor Award (D32/D33), Manchester Royal Infirmary (2005)
- Wound Care Module (Degree level), University of Manchester (2005)
- ENB A24 - Medical Nursing / ENB 998 - Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice, University of Sheffield (1998)
- Diploma in Nursing Studies (Adult), University of Sheffield (1995)
- BSc Biological Science, University of Edinburgh (1989)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Royal College of Nursing
- Over two years’ experience as a Tissue Viability and General Nurse at Northern Care Alliance NHS Professionals Bank Exclusive specialising in delivering expert Tissue Viability care.
- Two years experience as a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist Team Leader at Salford Royal NHS Trust (Northern Care Alliance) where she Led Tissue Viability services across hospital and community settings.
- Rachael also has over 12 years of experience working in a variety of roles across NHS trusts specializing in Tissue Viability.
- 1 year experience as an Associate Lecturer at Edge Hill University teaching Tissue Viability and Leg Ulcer Management
Rachael is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in tissue viability and wound care with extensive experience across general nursing, community and acute care settings, previously including academics.
She currently works delivering care as a Tissue Viability Nurse in the community, utilising the delivery of holistic home-based assessments, wound care and pressure ulcer prevention, Rachael provides safe and effective treatment, and provides preventative advice.