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How a patient’s human rights influence the care you give

A human rights approach to healthcare can empower patients and protect nurses
Posted 26 September 2019 - 17:00
Picture depicts the medical symbol of a staff with snakes curled round it and scales of justice suspended from it balancing medicine and law books. Nurses are advocates for their patients, service-users, and a human rights approach is essential.
 
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