Health: Social worker Louisa Whitwam heads to New York

By Josh Jennings
Updated October 25 2014 - 12:13pm, first published 11:36am
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.
On track: Social worker Louisa Whitwam has clear career goals.

Social worker Louisa Whitwam says she often sees hospital patients who talk to doctors every day but still feel unclear about how they're progressing. Part of Whitwam's role is to help fill in the blanks. She says patients have concerns about diverse issues including their illness, diagnosis and adjusting to the hospital system.