Deborah is an Emergency Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of clinical experience across adult and paediatric emergency care. She has worked in high-acuity emergency departments and urgent care settings in both New Zealand and Australia, developing advanced expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and management of undifferentiated presentations. She is recognised for her leadership in extended nursing practice, clinical innovation, and service redesign focused on improving patient flow safety and access to timely care. She is passionate about evidence-based practice, workforce development, and advancing nurse-led models of care that deliver high-quality outcomes for patients, families and the health care system.