Every general practice should appoint a carers’ champion
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Every general practice should appoint a carers’ champion

Marie Therese Massey QN, Chair of RCN practice nurses’ association and senior lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University

‘Caring for the carers’ is an often-used slogan, but what does it really mean? I have worked as a general practice nurse for 25 years, and see first-hand the commitment carers have to their loved ones on a daily basis, often in the most challenging circumstances.

Nursing Standard. 30, 8, 32-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.8.32.s37

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