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Slimming clubs on the NHS - or maybe not

NICE has advised GPs to send obese patients to slimming clubs. Is this the answer to tackling obesity? Nursing Standard hosted a Twitter chat to find out nurses' views
Posted 03 June 2014 - 10:53

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