A SKIPTON nurse has been appointed to the new post of director of nursing and quality for Practice Plus Group’s Health in Justice division, which serves patients in 47 prisons. Maggie Wood, a registered nurse with a Masters in applied research, has worked within health and justice for 20 years, delivering and developing health and wellbeing services to meet the needs of those in contact with the justice system. Working initially within police custody developing the role of forensic custody nurses, she progressed to a national governance role before transferring to work in prison healthcare and has worked within several young offender institutes and prisons.