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In February this year, a nurse who had already been stuck off was jailed and another nurse heavily fined after the death of an 84-year-old woman who fell from a wheelchair.
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 6 - 9 |
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| Format: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Apr2026
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | In February this year, a nurse who had already been stuck off was jailed and another nurse heavily fined after the death of an 84-year-old woman who fell from a wheelchair. |
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