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BMJ 2008;336:1249 (31 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39555.728981.AD
Claire Hilton, consultant
1 Mental Health Service for Older Adults, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
claire.hilton@nhs.net
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The manager of the older peoples mental health day assessment unit was sitting with her feet on the desk, a broad grin on her face, and a red box in her hand, telephoning the supplies department. The box had been unpacked by the units cleaner and was found to contain, rather than the 200 non-latex gloves she had ordered, 200 non-latex condoms.
The manager finally managed to persuade the supplies receptionist that these were not really what we wanted and that the gloves were a more useful alternative, and the budget didnt stretch to both. But were they not what we wanted?
In the emotionally safe environment of the day unit, we found that many patients had been revealing to us their sexual worries, and their self perceived sexual misdemeanours. The number of such discussions had been increasing to the extent that a training workshop for staff was organised for
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