More and more patients are burdened with complex, time consuming,
sometimes expensive and all too often counterproductive management and
treatment regimes. If we doctors establish relationships with our patients
which give them confidence and time to talk, we can find out what they
feel. Only then can we hope to simplify these routines to something that
is safe, therapeutic and allows them some time off from being a patient.
Rapid Response:
Listening to the patient
More and more patients are burdened with complex, time consuming,
sometimes expensive and all too often counterproductive management and
treatment regimes. If we doctors establish relationships with our patients
which give them confidence and time to talk, we can find out what they
feel. Only then can we hope to simplify these routines to something that
is safe, therapeutic and allows them some time off from being a patient.
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