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Standout nurse advised me to put my anxieties aside to help my daughter

Hayley Goleniowska describes how sedation of her daughter for a blood test was avoided thanks to advice from learning disability nurse Helen Laverty.
Posted 15 June 2017 - 16:18
Helen Laverty & Hayley Golienowska
 
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