This bestselling title has become the ultimate guide to patient communication for all doctors, regardless of their experience or practice setting. Highly respected by many and valued for its light, conversational tone, this completely updated and expanded eighth edition remains a key text for doctors at all levels and in all settings.
Key features of the position include:
- Unique and accessible approach to the medical communication aspect
- Refers to a change in practice where traditional medical consultations are increasingly being carried out by other health professionals, including nurses and paramedics
- Reflects the disappearance of boundaries between primary and secondary care and the increasing importance of shared responsibility for patient communication in clinical care
- Social
- Covers new types of consultations, including telephone advice and virtual consultations, and the associated risks and benefits
- Retains all the qualities praised in previous editions - brevity, readability and humour