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Seize opportunities to take back control of your working lives
Staffing pressures often mean missed breaks, but projects that bring small changes to ward management could give nurses a chance to rest and refuel, writes Susanne Cruickshank
Susanne Cruickshank
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Posted 16 May 2018 - 13:35
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