Citation

Kazmi A. BMJ 2017; 357: j2975.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.j2975

PMID

28634190

Abstract

Wednesday 14 June was a tragic day for so many and a very atypical day in our surgery. My clinic is less than 800 m from Grenfell Tower, and several of our patients were residents there. We spent the day trying to compile a list of our patients who had been dispossessed. We made comfort calls to those affected (especially the vulnerable ones), offered walk-in appointments to those who found themselves without their medication, and tried to offer some comfort. It is difficult, though. What do you say to someone who has just lost their home and everything they own? “I am …

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