Innovating in healthcare: perspective from a dual role

Yesterday I walked across the grounds of my local hospital twice. The first time was my regular route to the radiotherapy department. I've been coming here every working day for a few weeks now. I have to, because the triple-negative breast cancer that I was diagnosed with 8 months ago is aggressive and needs to be treated. After two courses of chemotherapy and a breast amputation, I hope that these radiation treatments will also stop the remaining cancer cells. Over my left shoulder I carried a bag with a water bottle and a shawl, items that prove useful when undergoing radiotherapy. My second walk was from the radiotherapy department to a consulting room of a medical manager, a physician, in the same hospital. I had made an appointment with her to discuss my work as a healthcare designer, my ongoing research and my ideas for improving clinical pathways. I was...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: General Medicine Patient voices Source Type: research