Managing an outbreak of COVID-19 in a learning disability setting.
Why you should read this article: • To outline how learning disability settings can prepare for and manage COVID-19 outbreaks • To recognise the importance of developing a contingency plan to manage a COVID-19 outbreak in a learning disability setting • To identify the need to support clients with l...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
2/4/2021
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