The girl in the cupboard: oppression and suppression in a time of recession

摘要

‘Doctor, can you write a letter? ... they are going to take away ...’ The request for letters is common — it was the second part of the sentence that caught my attention. Who was going to take what? What was my role in this? An average day in the practice, three such requests; the recession has increased my role as a patient advocate; but is there more to it?