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Being a disabled patient: negotiating the social practices of hospitals in England
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Abstract Accessing hospital care and being a patient is a highly individualised process, but it is also dependent on the culture and practices of the hospital and the staff who run it. Each hospital usually has a standard way of "doing things", and a lack of flexibility in this may mean that there are challe... view more
Accessing hospital care and being a patient is a highly individualised process, but it is also dependent on the culture and practices of the hospital and the staff who run it. Each hospital usually has a standard way of "doing things", and a lack of flexibility in this may mean that there are challenges in effectively responding to the needs of disabled people who require ‘reasonably adjusted’ care. Based on qualitative stories told by disabled people accessing hospital services in England, this article describes how hospital practices have the potential to shape a person's health care experiences. This article uses insights from social practice theories to argue that in order to address the potential problems of ‘misfitting’ that disabled people can experience, we first need to understand and challenge the embedded hospital practices that can continue to disadvantage disabled people.... view less
Keywords
assistance; handicapped; health care; hospital; patient
Classification
Social Problems
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 74-82
Journal
Social Inclusion, 6 (2018) 2
Issue topic
Global perspectives on disability
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v6i2.1308
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed