Pre-Registration Matters

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Communication Skills

Neil Constantine-Smith takes a look at competencies involving communication and how best to show you have the relevant skill set

As most pre-reg students are now undertaking their Visit 3 assessment, from now on I will be considering competencies from the 3rd visit.

Three competencies in visit 3 cover practitioner/patient communication. They are:-

• 1.8 An ability to understand the patient's expectations and aspirations and manage empathetically situations where these cannot be met.

• 1.9 The ability to communicate with patients who have poor, or non-verbal, communication skills, or those who are confused, reticent or who might mislead.