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Care home nurses may desert rather than face revalidation
Two months ago, the Nursing and Midwifery Council launched a revalidation model that all nurses and midwives in the UK will have to undertake to maintain their registration.
Jennifer Sprinks
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@RCNi_Sprinks
Posted 27 May 2016
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