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Stressed out nurse awarded £140,000 payout

A health visitor has been awarded £140,000 compensation after being exposed to a ‘health-endangering’ workload. The woman said she suffered two breakdowns when her Primary Care Trust failed to bring in temporary staff to cover for colleagues on sickness or maternity leave.

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