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Roxanne
"I think what needs addressing is home care in our community. I think it's absolutely shocking... it's three or four visits of 10 to 15 minutes a time. And it's not enough, it's not practical."
Alan
"[When] my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, she was expected to go with the treatment. Because she refused we were just kind of brushed off."
Vicky
"When I first had my breakdown, I went to my GPs. The first GP I saw was very dismissive of me and was like, 'Look, I'll sign you off for two weeks. But everybody has stress problems...it looks like you're gonna have to really think about whether you should be working there.' "
Becca
"When I started, when I was a nursing assistant doing my training, I could spend an hour one to one with my patients on the ward. And now you'd be lucky to have 10 minutes with somebody."