{"id":553,"date":"2026-07-16T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/?page_id=553"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:06:36","slug":"jessica-crossan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/neuroprogressiveanddementianetwork\/jessica-crossan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Crossan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Clinical Studies Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" 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