Easing access to care
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Easing access to care

Our 2018 Healthcare Assistant Award winner has saved her trust £150,000 by preventing missed appointments

Mencap recently released a report saying there are 1,200 avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities in the UK each year. Part of my job is to ensure people with learning disabilities get access to the health services they need.

Nursing Standard. 33, 4, 36-37. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.4.36.s18

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