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Community Outreach for Children with Complex Needs

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This chapter draws upon the experience of setting up an Outreach Service for children with complex needs to illustrate the key aspects needed in community-based services to meet the needs of those who use them.

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  1. Rachel E. Bia
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Southampton’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, UK

    Edward Alan Glasper (Professor of Nursing and Director of Child Health Studies) (Professor of Nursing and Director of Child Health Studies)

  2. Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

    Susan Lowson (Quality Development Manager, Senior Clinical Nurse to the Child Health Directorate) (Quality Development Manager, Senior Clinical Nurse to the Child Health Directorate)

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© 1998 R.E. Bia

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Bia, R.E. (1998). Community Outreach for Children with Complex Needs. In: Glasper, E.A., Lowson, S. (eds) Innovations in Paediatric Ambulatory Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14367-2_14

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14367-2_14

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

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