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‘Mum was dying but no one cared – except the nursing student’

A compassionate word leaves a lasting impression, says Clare Price-Dowd of the NHS Leadership Academy. When her mum was dying, it was a student on the ward who made a difference.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 16:01
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