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      • Telehealth team receive the community division's first QRV Good Plus rating
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      • Farewell to Paul Hardiman
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      • St Helens and Knowsley Specialist Palliative Care Team – reduced capacity
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      • Alan Rooney retires
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      • Changes to Rio courses
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      • Latest Learning Disability and Autism bulletin
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      • Margaret Brown retires
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