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Using poetry to inspire reflection on interactions with older folk
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Using poetry to inspire reflection on interactions with older folk
Wednesday 26 April 2023, 12:30 AM

Most GPs value their older patients, learn from them and enjoy supporting them [Image: Claudia Love on Unsplash]
Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse searches for some inspiration from poems on ageing and is reminded that poetry can be an important form of reflection
Key points, There are negative feelings in society about older people, which are not necessarily echoed in primary care.
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References
Miskelly P, Kerse N, Wiles J. Joining-the-dots: caring for patients in advanced age. Qual Ageing Older Adults 2020;21(1):15–27.