Why it matters to get patients’ and colleagues’ names right
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Why it matters to get patients’ and colleagues’ names right

Allie Anderson Health journalist

Mispronunciation of names can lead to feelings of exclusion for staff and affect the nurse-patient relationship. Find out how to challenge it

Time and again, research has shown that having a non-Western name can hold people back in the workplace.

Primary Health Care. 34, 4, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/phc.34.4.12.s5

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