Doctors to be sent on NHS courses in how to talk to their patients Doctors and nurses will be sent on courses in compassion, amid growing concern that too many are failing to listen to patients.
Thousands of NHS staff will be urged to improve their communication skills, as part of a national drive to help patients improve their health.
The country’s most senior doctor said the future of the health service depended on coaching staff in how to have a more “equal conversation” with patients.
Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS medical director, said the skills were needed to help patients tackle unhealthy lifestyles which have left the health service under unprecedented strain. The Daily Telegraph
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