Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion)
My thoughts on creativity, health and social care and their relationship to human emotions
Although doctors are being battered over the head for not enough F2F appointments, in reality, telephone reviews are much harder than seeing a person in the surgery.
Take away, facial expression, eye contact and body-language and it is far more difficult to know or understand what is going-on.
The most significant, particularly for older people (the definition of older is anyone who is older than you) when the effects of ageing can impair balance, coordination, and reflexes.
We are all just people who are trying to get-on, to get-by, to find an answer.
This is how I often start, begin the conversation, listen to the story from the perspective of the husband or wife, son or daughter. They tell me about my patient, the deterioration, the frequent acknowledgment that things are getting worse, that they see the future. And, the system, the trying to do itsContinue reading “Tell me what has been happening.”
I hadn’t laughed so much (about me, A and C’s stupidity) since arriving in Rotherham; this is the secret to significant improvements in health.
His autonomy was not violated. We reached a conclusion that avoided any crossing of boundaries between care and carer.
I met a very, very old woman yesterday. She was, in fact, the oldest person I have ever encountered. I won’t go into the details as, I haven’t gained consent and, that is not my focus; what I was trying to get my head around was the span of her life. She was born inContinue reading “Old”
Dr Rod’s Odd Blog (almondemotion) 