Portal page: https://www.med.qub.ac.uk/Portal/year2/communication2.aspx
📜 GMC Requirement
The General Medical Council (GMC) states:
“Newly qualified doctors must be able to communicate effectively, openly, and honestly with patients, their relatives, carers, or other advocates, and with colleagues, applying patient confidentiality appropriately.”
Clinical communication is a core skill that you will develop throughout your medical training and use in every clinical and professional encounter for the rest of your career.
🚨 Why is Clinical Communication Important?
🔴 Poor communication is the most common cause of complaints against healthcare professionals.
🔴 Misunderstanding between doctors and patients can lead to:
❌ **Misdiagnosis**
❌ **Poor compliance with treatment**
❌ **Worse pain relief**
❌ **Longer hospital stays**
❌ **Poorer patient outcomes**
🩺 Clinical Communication Training in Your Course
Clinical communication is embedded throughout your undergraduate training and assessed in every OSCE examination.
👥 Clinical Communication Skills Workshops
Learn to **translate** everyday communication into a **clinical context**.
Develop **self-reflection** to identify areas for improvement.