The patient-doctor consultation in primary care

By Jill Thistlethwaite, Penny Morris

Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations, Referral and Consultation, Narrative medicine, Narration, Communication in medicine, Primary Health Care, Physician and patient

Description: The patient-doctor consultation is at the heart of general practice. This book explores the nature of the consultation in the 21st century. The important concepts of patient partnership and the involvement of patients in the decision-making process are discussed.