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Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.41

Support network

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Definition
NICE Guideline NG96 - Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities

All the people who provide emotional and practical help to a person with a learning disability. A person's support network could include their family (including siblings), friends, carers, advocates, non-family members living with the person in supported housing, and members of the person's religious community.

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