Real-life story - Sian Hersey-Walker
Sian is a newly-qualified midwife. See her insight into the first few weeks of preceptorship and the step from student to newly qualified practitioner.
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Every newly-qualified midwife is allocated a preceptor, a named person who is your first point of contact if you want to talk things over.