COVID-19: music video aims to raise morale of learning disability nursing students
Lecturers, people with learning disabilities and famous faces got together to make the video
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COVID-19: music video aims to raise morale of learning disability nursing students
Lecturers, people with learning disabilities and famous faces got together to make the video
03 Jun 2020
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PBS Festival 2019 encourages positive approach to behaviour that challenges
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A fresh take on medicines management for patients with a learning disability
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We saw first-hand how learning disability nurses helped our son
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