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Daniel Allen Freelance journalist and former mental health nurse

Smug, expensive and pointless – Daniel Allen is unimpressed by the health information leaflet

Ezna Lane toppled over while making a bed and her spontaneous toppling convinced her it was time to see her GP. I know this because Ezna’s tale is told in a leaflet about local health services that came through my letter-box.

Nursing Standard. 21, 36, 25-25. doi: 10.7748/ns.21.36.25.s28

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