Disabled people's experiences of accessing reasonable adjustments in hospitals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The UK Equality Act 2010 requires providers of health services to make changes or 'reasonable adjustments' to their practices in order to protect disabled people from discrimination or disadvantage when accessing care. Existing evidence suggests that despite this legislation, health services are not always providing reasonably adjusted care for disabled people. This paper presents the perspectives of disabled people themselves in relation to their experiences of accessing reasonable adjustments in hospitals in England.

Methods

Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were held with disabled people who had a recent experience of hospital care in England. Participants were asked about the extent to which the hospital provided reasonably adjusted care, and if necessary,

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278140 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature