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Without specialist input from children’s nurses, mental health services are failing to pro
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Convenient and affordable accommodation for NHS nurses is a welcome blast from my past
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Lost in transition – time for (another) rethink?
Two reports highlight the poor transition experience and lack of a clear pathway, and chil
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