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The gift of a baby box is in part a welcome and wish to celebrate the arrival of a new citizen. A sign that far from being indifferent, and notwithstanding austerity, background or circumstance, society and the state value each child not only as an individual but also as one of the whole. Clear evidence of a culture worth joining.
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14 April 2017
Mark W Davies
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
Re: Focus on the person, not the problem
The gift of a baby box is in part a welcome and wish to celebrate the arrival of a new citizen. A sign that far from being indifferent, and notwithstanding austerity, background or circumstance, society and the state value each child not only as an individual but also as one of the whole. Clear evidence of a culture worth joining.
Competing interests: No competing interests