The general secretary of the nursing union has led the first nationwide strikes in the profession's history.
The RCN chief was drawn to mental health nursing in particular after watching her mother take care of one of her sisters, who has learning disabilities.
She wrote to hospital management over a "heartless policy" which punished patients whose behaviour proved difficult by taking away their personal possessions like sweets or cigarettes. Her husband of 30 years - Enda - also works in healthcare as a GP in south Belfast. Despite her best efforts, her two children are not in the nursing profession, but her son Shane is training to be a surgeon in Dublin.
A three-day strike led to Stormont striking a deal with the RCN, leading to the introduction of better pay, and legislation on safe staffing levels.
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