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Crisis deepens in district nursing as student numbers fall

New data show a 9% decrease, and Queen’s Nursing Institute says insufficient staff numbers are ‘contributing to delayed discharge and more hospital admissions’

Alison Stacey - @alibaabra
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Photo of district nurse caring for a patient in their home, illustrating a story about a fall in district nursing student numbers

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