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Doctors and patients: flying apart?
From the BMJ.

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"Patient centred care" sounds like irritating jargon to many doctors. Hasn't their care always been patient centred? A group from Southampton has analysed almost a thousand meetings between doctors and patients to find out what patient centredness is and whether it matters (p 908). Their conclusion is that if doctors don't provide a positive, patient centred approach, then patients are less satisfied, feel worse, and are more likely to be referred to other doctors. ...

Doctors and patients: flying apart?

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