Volunteered with KEEN I participated in recreational activities with disabled children. As a mentor at KEEN I paired up with a disabled child and during this I improved my communication skills as talking to the children with a friendly manner was crucial to make them comfortable in …show more content…
Observing the team meetings I realised the importance of teamwork and how it was a crucial part of the everyday functioning of the hospital. Furthermore, work shadowing at Bloomsbury GP, I was able to experience how doctors function in a primary care setting. I met a patient who was suffering from hypothyroidism but, due to her schizophrenia, refused to take the thyroid medication prescribed to her. As a result of her mental disability she was unaware of the dangers of her refusing medication; this meant the GP had to be able to make the informed decision about referring her to a