Complex health needs
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Complex health needs

Mary Duckworth Nurse and deputy manager, Grove Cottage Bishop’s Stortford, Mencap, Hertfordshire

Mary Duckworth reconsidered her usual practice in a respite setting after reading a learning zone article

I work in a setting that provides respite care for young children with learning disabilities and complex health needs. My colleagues and I treat the children as ordinary young people who just happen to have conditions that mean certain activities need to be modified.

Nursing Standard. 24, 39, 59-60. doi: 10.7748/ns.24.39.59.s50

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