time to come. In the care equation, when interests are being balanced, patients'
shouldbeparamount.Wewillallhavetoseewhetherthisactuallyworksoutinthe
realityofthenewNHS.Thechaptersinthesecondpartofthisbook±whichfocus
onmorespecificthemesinlawandnursingcare±willprovidefurtherillustration
of what the changes in the policy climate, reviewed in this chapter, will entail in
practice.
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