Northamptonshire
Areas Covered: UK
Caroline Bear
Orthopaedics
Complex Traumatic Injury
Mesothelioma
End of Life Care
Amputation
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Primary/Community Nursing
Diabetes
- Diabetes as a Cardiovascular Disease Diploma Module (2010)
- ATC/RCGP Diploma in Asthma Management (1994)
- Family Planning Diploma (ENB 901) (1994)
- Cardiothoracic Nursing Diploma (ENB 249) (1985)
- Registered General Nurse (1981)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- 10 years’ experience as a General Practice Nurse at Cropredy Surgery responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients of all ages. Retired in October 2024.
- 4 years’ experience as a Clinical Lead Nurse at Principal Medical Limited where I established and led a new community nursing team with a primary focus on preventing and reducing hospital admissions and facilitating hospital discharge. Assessing patients at home with complex needs and signposting to relevant healthcare teams.
- 4 years’ experience as a Lead Practice Nurse at Deer Park Medical Centre; specialising in research regarding diabetes, managing the practice population, including initiating insulin therapy, and training on the delivery of GLP-1 injectable therapies.
Caroline has been a registered nurse for over 40 years, most of which has been practicing across a wide range of primary care disciplines. She is adept in the assessment of patients with a variety of complex healthcare and social needs.
With twelve years’ experience as a TG Associate, Caroline provides Care, Aids and Equipment Reports as well as Liability Reports for both claimants and defendants. She is frequently instructed on cases involving multiple complex injuries (polytrauma) including amputation, providing detailed reports on the care, aids and equipment requirements of the individual.