Maintaining the patient–disease balance by keeping up-to-date and building bridges

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Maintaining the patient–disease balance by keeping up-to-date and building bridges

Jo Scott-Jones

Jo Scott-Jones

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Build bridges by working with patients rather than trying to appear omniscient

As part of our Summer Hiatus we have selected some Practice pieces from throughout the year that you might like to revisit over the summer. This article links through to ELearning

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Which is most important, connecting with the patient or treating the disease? GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses how to balance the two, while coming to terms with the fact you cannot know everything

Maybe it’s my Catholic upbring­ing, but I still have a belief in vocation… Key points Doctors must be experts in diagnosing and managing dise