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EDITORIALS: Peter W Fowlie and Allan Jackson Communicating with parents on the neonatal unit BMJ 2007; 334: 1 [Full text]

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Evidence for Communicating with Patients

Katherine E Burn   (6 January 2007)

Evidence for Communicating with Patients 6 January 2007
Katherine E Burn, GP Drs Gebbie, Burn and Brown, 293 Preston New Road, Blackburn BB2 6PL Send response to journal: Re: Evidence for Communicating with Patients	I was disappointed that the authors did not realise that there is a wealth of research from Primary care on doctor-patient communication. A good example is 'Skills for Communicating with Patients' by Jonathan Silverman, Suzanne Kurtz and Juliet Draper. Good communication improves traditional medical outcomes as well as patient satisfaction. Competing interests: None declared