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Accessing Health Care

Dawn

So, if you aren't all bored with me banging on about this topic yet, here's another call for opinion.

In my quest to secure some proper support to get through my own GPs doors nevermind survive hospital treatment, it seems I have secured a meeting with the Comissioners for Coventry and Warwickshirs Partnership Trust to talk about improving the offer for autistic people. (Currently this sucks, simply because no one can wrap their heads around the issues). I'm not imagininging this is a local problem at all. The problems are likely the same nationwide.

In this meeting, I'll be banging on about my own barriers, of course, but this isn't just my issue, is it? I am no more than just one example, or case study, here.

So, what do you want your local trust to offer you to better access your health care? I'll take all your ideas forward with me to that meeting.

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    I can relate a lot to not feeling able to ask for time off. I was extremely lucky in one of my worst burnouts that I came across a GP who recognised the urgent need for me to take time off without me having to say anything. I think he may have saved me. I was really unwell. However sadly the same GP got quite dismissive even angry (that someone had suggested it) at the idea that I could be autistic. 

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