It’s plane sailing when paying a king’s ransom
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It’s plane sailing when paying a king’s ransom

Wendy Johnson Head of Safeguarding adults at risk and nursing lead for learning disabilities, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon

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I once witnessed an incident, when, as a consequence of not delivering on a work-based project, an employee was locked in a box and, under the midday sun, was left to the mercy of scorpions that were dropped into the box by ambivalent colleagues.

Learning Disability Practice. 21, 6, 13-13. doi: 10.7748/ldp.21.6.13.s16

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