Helpers, whose work is greatly valued, have received fairly extensive training in South West Thames Regional Health Authority for a number of years. Commitment to a team approach to the health care of any individual and to the conservation of limited training resources was fundamental to the development of a 15-day long multidisciplinary helpers' course.
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