What a patient with a learning disability would like you to know.
Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmj.i5296 and PMC identifier 5051274.
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Abstract
Emily Smith has Down’s syndrome and is an Expert by Experience at the University of Nottingham. After a visit to an emergency department (A&E), she was referred to her general practitioner. Here she contrasts the interactions she had with the different healthcare professionals
Medical subject headings
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Persons with Disabilities
- Down Syndrome
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- General Practice
- Physician-Patient Relations