Meet Chloe Hammond, a nurse in the UK, and her service dog Ocho!

Able2UK reported that, "A community care worker from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, is thought to be the first nurse in the UK to bring an assistance dog to work."

"Chloe Hammond was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, Behcets disease, Raynauds disease at the age of 15, since then her health has deteriorated. From 2018 she needed to use a wheelchair after a life-changing illness."

"For the past two years Hammond has been training her Labrador service dog Ocho to assist her around the home and at work."

"Ocho passed with flying colours, he completed the independent test, sailed through three further courses and finished his final assessment in May 2023."

She told Mirror online: “I took a couple of years out of work when I was quite unwell - since getting Ocho I’ve had multiple promotions - I’m enjoying being a nurse again. Nursing with a disability is hard - but an assistance animal brings a different angle to nursing."

Learn more about Chloe and Ocho at:

https://www.able2uk.com/news/able2uk-heroes/meet-the-first-uk-nurse-who-brings-her-assistance-dog-to-work

Recent Graduate Award 2022: Chloe Hammond - The University Of West London (uwl.ac.uk)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkvRHtcqno

Cheers!

Donna