Summary
Imagine you have a disease that leaves you in severe pain, and frequently means you need emergency strong opioid pain relief. But your condition is rare, and A&E staff often have very limited knowledge of your condition. And on top of that you’re black, and staff assume you’re drug seeking, and this happens over and over again. This is just one of the ways people with sickle cell disorder face discrimination when trying to access health care. Is it any wonder you’d rather avoid the health and care service than have substandard care and/or face stigmatisation?
The King's Fund: Access to care: reducing health inequalities for people living with sickle cell disorder (8 February 2023)
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/blog/2023/02/access-care-reducing-health-inequalities-people-living-sickle-cell-disorder
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