Miriam Collett

Current positions

Lecturer in Children and Young People's Nursing

Biography

Since qualifying as a Children's Nurse in 2007 Miriam has worked mainly in community nursing settings across Manchester and Salford. Miriam has spent the majority of her career in School Nursing services, leading on the school-age vaccination programme in Salford. Miriam has also spent 2 years as a Specialist Nurse for Looked After Children and 2 years as a Therapeutic Foster Carer. Miriam is a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and keen to promote the role of School Nurses in reducing health inequalities. Miriam is a weight-neutral practitioner and is committed to reducing weight stigma in health care.