Developing strategic health facilitators to increase the uptake of annual learning disability health checks.
People who have a learning disability have increased health risks compared to the general population and access healthcare less frequently. Strategic health facilitators (SHFs) in learning disability services have worked with primary healthcare services for several years to enhance access for people...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 24 - 29 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
1/29/2019
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