Within Touching Distance by ZU-UK, 2023
Photo: Sharron Wallace
Teaching empathy
Empathy is vital in the work of NHS staff, but it's not always part of their professional development. Persis Jadé Maravala is collaborating on a project to improve healthcare training using touch.
“Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.” Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin.
There is plenty of evidence that compa...
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