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Workforce shortages jeopardising patient safety, damning mental health report finds

Colin Parish - @RCNi_Colin
Posted 21 March 2018 - 10:47

A report, published by The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman highlights the affects workforce shortages in mental healthcare are having on patients

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