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The space between
CARE AND CULTURE
Reflections on connection, identity,
masking and professionalism in
healthcare by Psychiatry Registrar and
Doctors’ Mental Health Advocate,
Dr Kieran Allen.
WE ARE ASKED TO BRING OUR WHOLE
SELVES TO OUR PATIENTS. TO BE PRESENT,
EMPATHETIC, HUMAN. IN REALITY,
OUR PATIENTS RARELY DESIRE TOTAL
NEUTRALITY. THEY SEEK CONNECTION
AND WARMTH. THEY SEEK SOMETHING
REAL FROM WITHIN US.”
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