http://sci.petertan.com/2007/06/22/we-are-not-patients/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://sci.petertan.com/2007/06/22/we-are-not-patients/#comment-1559 linda Mon, 05 May 2008 10:10:31 +0000 http://sci.petertan.com/2007/06/22/we-are-not-patients/#comment-1559 Hi there, Its true that healthcare professionals overuse the term 'patient'. In my practice as a student nurse I have come to see it as applying to sick people who must temporarily give a degree of power and control over their care to the health professional when they cant look after themselves; it should never be used for people living in the community with long term health conditions, as this is very patronising and disempowering (In New Zealand we try to call people consumers, clients or service users). Thank you for your website, I am learning lots from you and I hope it will help me provide better care to people with spinal injuries. Hi there,
Its true that healthcare professionals overuse the term ‘patient’. In my practice as a student nurse I have come to see it as applying to sick people who must temporarily give a degree of power and control over their care to the health professional when they cant look after themselves; it should never be used for people living in the community with long term health conditions, as this is very patronising and disempowering (In New Zealand we try to call people consumers, clients or service users). Thank you for your website, I am learning lots from you and I hope it will help me provide better care to people with spinal injuries.

]]> http://sci.petertan.com/2007/06/22/we-are-not-patients/#comment-1102 LAURO M. TEODOSIO Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:36:47 +0000 http://sci.petertan.com/2007/06/22/we-are-not-patients/#comment-1102 Hi, to mr. petertan, Im mr. teodosio, who were also a spinal injury, a wheelchair bound, as what you've said, its true that a lots of people are having a misconception about the disabled. I came from the Philippines whom also a lots of discrimination on our part in the society because as of now, our government did not gave a full support. Even there is already a law regarding the disabled still, they continue to ignore everything that person with disability has a contribution also to the society. I'm a one of the community leader but Im still experincing discrimination in terms of jobs opportunity, accessibility and so on. I thank God for searching this website... Hi, to mr. petertan, Im mr. teodosio, who were also a spinal injury, a wheelchair bound, as what you’ve said, its true that a lots of people are having a misconception about the disabled. I came from the Philippines whom also a lots of discrimination on our part in the society because as of now, our government did not gave a full support. Even there is already a law regarding the disabled still, they continue to ignore everything that person with disability has a contribution also to the society. I’m a one of the community leader but Im still experincing discrimination in terms of jobs opportunity, accessibility and so on. I thank God for searching this website…

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