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Meeting the healthcare needs of people experiencing homelessness

Grace Robinson1

  • 1Acute Medicine, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|September 21, 2018
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Mental Capacity Actethicshealth inequalitieshomelessnesslegal issuesmental capacitymental healthpatient engagementpatient safetypatientspublic health

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