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Meeting the Needs of the Cancer Patient with Learning Disabilities at the Pre-operative Assessment Visit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

Joanne Bratchell*
Affiliation:
MSc Healthcare (Advanced Practice), St Georges Hospital, London, UK
*
Correspondence to: Joanne Bratchell, Lead Nurse Pre-op Assessment, Room 6, Norman Tanner Unit, Knightsbridge Wing, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting SW17 8QT, UK. E-mail: Joanne.Bratchell@stgeorges.nhs.uk
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Copyright © British Association of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing 2008

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