The first time you use humour to display your humanity and create warmth in the consultation

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The first time you use humour to display your humanity and create warmth in the consultation

Jo Scott-Jones

Jo Scott-Jones

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Making time for a joke in every consultation is a great way to break the ice

FIRST TIME

In this article, GP Jo Scott- Jones discusses the power of “consultation” over “conversation” and how humour can be an important part of the doctor–patient relationship

I am sure we all have one or two of them, especially when we have been a GP in a community for a while and patients have got the measure of us. That i