title: Going the extra mile for patients.
abstract: Just 14 months after she changed career to become a healthcare assistant, Dot O'Meara was presented with one of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust's ten unsung hero awards, writes Carol Davis, freelance journalist.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom