Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs

In their recent paper on patient experiences of accessing phlebotomy services in hospital outpatient clinics, Clements and colleagues state that there is a real need to better understand the responses of people who inject drugs to phlebotomy. They discuss the reasons why people who inject drugs migh...

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Main Authors: Ferguson, C., Higgs, Peter, Olsen, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28142
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description In their recent paper on patient experiences of accessing phlebotomy services in hospital outpatient clinics, Clements and colleagues state that there is a real need to better understand the responses of people who inject drugs to phlebotomy. They discuss the reasons why people who inject drugs might not be accessing healthcare services, especially in relation to treatment for hepatitis C. Their research is a welcome addition to the literature that emphasizes the stigma and discrimination faced by people who inject drugs, including within healthcare settings, and outlines the need to promote effective partnerships between healthcare workers and patients so as to deliver the best health outcomes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-281422017-09-13T15:13:27Z Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs Ferguson, C. Higgs, Peter Olsen, A. In their recent paper on patient experiences of accessing phlebotomy services in hospital outpatient clinics, Clements and colleagues state that there is a real need to better understand the responses of people who inject drugs to phlebotomy. They discuss the reasons why people who inject drugs might not be accessing healthcare services, especially in relation to treatment for hepatitis C. Their research is a welcome addition to the literature that emphasizes the stigma and discrimination faced by people who inject drugs, including within healthcare settings, and outlines the need to promote effective partnerships between healthcare workers and patients so as to deliver the best health outcomes. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28142 10.1111/nhs.12231 Blackwell Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Ferguson, C.
Higgs, Peter
Olsen, A.
Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title_full Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title_fullStr Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title_full_unstemmed Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title_short Jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
title_sort jugular venipuncture and other innovative approaches to phlebotomy among people who inject drugs
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28142