The Inner Consultation, Second Edition sets out the author's thoughts on how consulting
skills, and methods of teaching them, have evolved in the 17 years since the book's first …

The Consultation, published almost 20 years ago by the same authors, has been completely
rewritten. The New Consultation will be an essential aid for all doctors and their educators to …

BACKGROUND: There is general support for general practitioners (GPs) using patient-
centred styles. However, there is limited British evidence of beneficial outcomes for patients …

A four-point framework is described which has been found to be helpful for general
practitioners who try to achieve greater breadth in each consultation. The framework has …

Although 'patient-centred'consulting skills are increasingly seen as crucial for the delivery of
effective primary care, there is significant lack of clarity over the precise definition of the term …

Context Considerable research has been conducted recently into the notion of patient‐
centred consulting. The primary goal of this approach is to establish a clear understanding of …

Developing an effective management plan requires physicians and patients to reach
agreement in three key areas: the nature of the problems, the goals and priorities of …

The literature review of select studies on doctor-patient communication seeks to answer
some of the frequently expressed questions and doubts about patient-centred interviewing …

Patient-centredness is a core value of general practice; it is defined as the interpersonal
processes that support the holistic care of individuals. To date, efforts to demonstrate their …

The aim of this study is to analyse the way in which orthopaedic physicians manage
consultations, and to identify those factors associated with patient-experienced satisfaction …