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| Named Nurse | A named nurse is the person with special responsibility for you when you are in hospital. |
| National Service Framework or NSF | A National Service Framework or NSF is a Government policy setting out core standards for services. |
| Neurosis | Neurosis is the term used to describe anxiety disorders, like anxiety, stress and phobias. A highly neurotic person may find that anxiety and fear becomes so strong that it takes over their life- it is then that the fear develops into a phobia. |

