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Scrutinising Our Assumptions of the Other Professions

Acknowledging and Supporting the Diversity Within

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Collaborating in Healthcare

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The reader might wonder which profession these quotes refer to. In fact it could be any number of professions. These are just some of many assumptions heard within healthcare. We make assumptions about our own profession in relation to others: where we sit in the pecking order; our relationship with patients; whether or not we are respected by others.

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Nisbet, G. (2016). Scrutinising Our Assumptions of the Other Professions. In: Croker, A., Higgs, J., Trede, F. (eds) Collaborating in Healthcare. Practice, Education, Work and Society. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-806-8_22

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