Laura Neilson, Hope Citadel and whole-person health care

Posted:Thursday 05 December 2019

Laura Neilson is the founder and CEO of Hope Citadel Healthcare. Here we interview her as part of our work on unconventional health and care, finding out about the work at Hope Citadel and how they identify the causes behind the causes of ill health in deprived communities.

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