I am Amanda, not ‘the cleft patient’
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I am Amanda, not ‘the cleft patient’

Amanda Bates Freelance Writer

Do not forget, says Amanda Bates, that those using your service are individuals first and patients second

At the age of 25, I consider myself to be a cleft clinic veteran. Not an enviable position, perhaps, but certainly a thought-provoking one.

Nursing Standard. 20, 40, 30-31. doi: 10.7748/ns.20.40.30.s32

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