Amanda Dewhurst was a specialist nurse who was assigned to observe the behaviours of Max Turner when he was suspected of having ADHD. Max's mother Kylie Platt couldn't accept that Max's condition was natural and thought that it reflected badly on her parenting skills. She was therefore in a stressed condition herself before Amanda arrived at 8 Coronation Street and was in the middle of a rant at Michael Rodwell when David Platt brought Amanda into the house.