Sarah Imray RN

Sarah is the clinical nurse specialist of the patient-at-risk (PAR) service at Wellington Regional Hospital. She trained for over 30 years ago in Coventry, UK. She has worked in many areas from care of the elderly to emergency nursing and has spent the last 10 years in the PAR service - the last six years as the clinical nurse specialist.

Sarah has been involved in the launch of the New Zealand early warning score at Capital & Coast DHB and the continual development of the PAR service. She is passionate about patient safety and the importance of early recognition and rapid response.

She has worked collaboratively with consumers in developing a family escalation pathway, Kōrero mai. She has loved working with consumers and is currently involved in raising the profile of critical care outreach nurses by helping to establishment the New Zealand Critical Care Outreach Forum.