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How nurses on a day surgery unit overhauled the discharge process
Nurses at a day treatment centre at Evelina London Children’s Hospital introduced a criteria-led process challenging the standard four-hour wait after surgery
Ellie Grainger
Posted 04 December 2023 - 09:00
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