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NHS doctors told to ditch 'normal' and call patient discharge a 'warm handover' in woke language overhaul
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NHS doctors told to ditch 'normal' and call patient discharge a 'warm handover' in woke language overhaul
NHS staff have been urged to avoid words including "normal", "assessment" and "discharge" under new language guidance drawn up following a two-year study.
Sussex Health and Care said patients could find traditional clinical terminology uncomfortable or feel as though they were being judged.
Instead of "assessment", staff and volunteers are encouraged to use "health and wellbeing discussion", while "discharge" could…
14 Sept, 01:56