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Nurse subjected to disciplinary proceedings for suggesting a male patient should be referred to as he

Aug 16, 2025 1 min read Your stories
I have been subjected to disciplinary proceedings and have been given a written warning because I said, during a clinical discussion, that we should refer to a male patient as ‘he’ because he

A woman realises her chaperone is not female whilst she is half-exposed - left distraught and unable to attend a subsequent smear test

Jul 27, 2024 6 min read Your stories
I attended a Clinic appointment in my local hospital. The clinic appointment was very important, I have complex medical problems and I had not been able to physically see this Consultant since 2019

Woman in her 80s denied female carers in hospital and in her own home for intimate care

Apr 30, 2024 2 min read Your stories
My mother has complicated long term medical conditions. She is in her 80's and recently had sepsis on top of everything else and was in ICU. She had a bladder infection

A female ex-carer requests women only care and when she's sent a man is told 'it’s alright because he’s gay...'

Apr 22, 2024 2 min read Your stories
I am now 58 and I first started to need home care in 2007 following a back injury.  I was a carer myself and I hurt my back at work when working alongside

General issues with the care system from a spouse's view point

Feb 16, 2024 1 min read Your stories
Nearly twenty years’ ago D’s wife needed home care to help her get washed and dressed, whilst he worked long hours in a Union. D would frequently get calls from his wife,
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