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Editorial
. 2023 Oct 2;84(10):1-3.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2023.0210. Epub 2023 Sep 29.

On the need for empathy in the acute hospital setting

Daniel Slavin  1 , Rachel Winter  1 , Andy Ward  1 , Jeremy Howick  1
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Editorial

On the need for empathy in the acute hospital setting

Daniel Slavin et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). .
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Abstract

This article reviews the need for empathy, and what happens in its absence in an acute hospital setting, using the example of a homeless man in an emergency department. Three simple but meaningful changes that all healthcare practitioners can make are recommended to promote empathy.

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