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Young Voices
Benefits of online healthcare if one has a disability
  1. Georgia Vine
  1. Allied Health Professionals, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
  1. Correspondence to Georgia Vine; georgia{at}notsoterriblepalsy.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000851

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    My suggestions

    • Young people should be given the option of an online appointment.

    • The disadvantages of an online appointment need to be discussed with the young person.

    • Recognition that a mixture of online and face-to-face appointments should be an option for young people with a chronic illness.

    As a teenager with Cerebral Palsy I often found that I had few people around to relate to. At this age, we want to connect with people who see the world from our own viewpoint, so I started to connect with people online via charities and I had a special connection with CP Teens UK.

    Being involved with CP Teens UK and connecting with other disabled people, locally, nationally and recently internationally via online communities has really helped my confidence and changed my perception of my disability for the better. I really wanted an opportunity to share that sense of community and purpose with others so now I am an ambassador for CP Teens UK, …

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