title: 'I love having the time to talk'.
abstract: Barbara Stephenson qualified at Westminster Hospital in London 40 years ago. She was a medical ward sister, then a practice nurse, and has taught the diabetes X-pert programme to patients. Her current role is asthma nurse specialist at Asthma UK.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D000072184:Nurse Specialists / Q000523:psychology*; D013192:Staff Development; D006113:United Kingdom