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Mental health nurses in the West Midlands have stepped in to collect and provide urgent supplies for patients facing delays accessing support from local food banks. Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.
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‘We want enough support to study, learn and care without burning out before qualification’
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Autism may occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals, contrary to traditional views on its prevalence divide between the sexes, according to Swedish researchers. Autism rates in girls and boys may be ‘more equal’ than thought appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Student nurse starts card business to ‘boost morale’ after tragedy
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