Tarnia Lefevre is a Registered Nursing Associate, specialising in mental health services for Deaf adults. She was named Nursing Associate Trainee of the year in 2021 and since this time has used the award to highlight the needs of her client group. As the Disability Equality Champion for her Trust, Tarnia has a strong desire to see equality of access at the top of all healthcare professional’s agendas. She sees the Nursing Associate role as fulfilling a vital part in the nursing family, with teams, patients and carers benefitting from their training in all four fields of nursing.