There is limited data regarding the prevalence of self-neglect within the UK, coupled with multiple ambiguous definitions of the term (National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), 2020)....
Chapter 14 of the Care and Support Statutory Guidance (Department of Health and Social Care, 2018) defines self-neglect as: ‘…covering a wide range of behaviour, neglecting to care for one's personal...
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