Occupational health nurses in the armed forces
Occupational health (OH) nurses play a vital part in assessing, rehabilitating and resettling Britain's armed forces. Occupational Health magazine reports.
- Occupational health nurses in the armed forces OH nurse practitioner Major Philip Disney-Spiers discusses his role in the army.
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