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On the receiving end

On the receiving end Feature Kina, Lady Avebury A highly experienced social services and social care practitioner, On the Kina Avebury describes her experiences of being on the receiving end of assessment and service provision as an older person. receiving In January this year, I was spending a quiet evening at home in London, preparing supper. I was walking across the end kitchen floor with a saucepan of vegetables, when I twisted my foot slightly. Not enough to fall over, just the merest wobble. Enough, however, to produce a clearly audible cracking sound which told me this was more than a simple twist. There was no pain at the time, largely because back surgery carried out four years ago has left me with little sensation in my feet, apart from intermittent pins and needles. A&E Because there was no pain, I went on cooking and had supper, but on standing up again, I realised that the foot was starting to swell and felt very odd. Some action was needed. A kind neighbour offered to drive me to the accident and emergency unit at our much-lauded Homerton University Hospital in Hackney. Good as its reputation is, I dreaded the thought of spending hours in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

On the receiving end

Avebury, Kina
Working with Older People , Volume 8 (3): 4 – Sep 1, 2004
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Emerald Publishing
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1366-3666
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10.1108/13663666200400040
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Feature Kina, Lady Avebury A highly experienced social services and social care practitioner, On the Kina Avebury describes her experiences of being on the receiving end of assessment and service provision as an older person. receiving In January this year, I was spending a quiet evening at home in London, preparing supper. I was walking across the end kitchen floor with a saucepan of vegetables, when I twisted my foot slightly. Not enough to fall over, just the merest wobble. Enough, however, to produce a clearly audible cracking sound which told me this was more than a simple twist. There was no pain at the time, largely because back surgery carried out four years ago has left me with little sensation in my feet, apart from intermittent pins and needles. A&E Because there was no pain, I went on cooking and had supper, but on standing up again, I realised that the foot was starting to swell and felt very odd. Some action was needed. A kind neighbour offered to drive me to the accident and emergency unit at our much-lauded Homerton University Hospital in Hackney. Good as its reputation is, I dreaded the thought of spending hours in

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Published: Sep 1, 2004

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