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Treat Me Well: Michelle's story

14 August 2018

Michelle received exceptional, person-centred hospital care when her health problems reached a critical point. We want everyone to be able to share more positive stories like this.
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Treat Me Well: Angus's story

31 January 2018

Angus Gavin is the safeguarding adults nurse at University College London Hospital. Here, he shares how training transformed his undertaking of learning disability, and how it's already making a huge difference in his day-to-day work.
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