Hi everyone,
I just wanted to share a small story that reminded me how important our work is.
I was working in the Emergency Department.
A patient came in with foot pain.
They were a person with intellectual disability.
He came in with his support worker.
I used the skills that I have learned through GeneEQUAL.
I checked we had informed consent from him.
I tried my best to give him inclusive and accessible healthcare.
When I discharged him I wrote a discharge summary.
This is a summary letter to the GP.
It also has instructions for the patient to help them feel better after coming to hospital.
I wrote an Easy Read version of the discharge summary.
When I gave him the Easy Read version, his eyes lit up.
He said ‘Wow!’ and thanked me.
I could see him reading the Easy Read summary closely.
The support worker was also very impressed.
This made me feel like I had made a difference.
I hope we can all take inspiration from this story.
It reminds me how important our work is.
It has changed how I approach medicine!
I hope you are having a lovely day,
Manjekah