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Crystal Oldman: District nurses hold key to easing winter hospital crunch

District nurses are experts in the co-ordination and delivery of complex care in people’s homes, and recruiting more of them could ease winter pressures on hospitals, says QNI chief executive Crystal Oldman.
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Posted 26 September 2017 - 10:16
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