The growing input of specialist nurses in the health care of looked-after children.
Children in care suffer many health problems but are often reluctant to seek help. Recent policies have focused on changing the emphasis from treating sickness to regular assessments with a focus on well-being and health education. Nurses are playing an important part in putting this into practice, as Terry Philpot reports.
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