Main description:

A new and creative way of thinking about the consultation in primary care, for both trainees and practising GPs

The book features a unique Two Houses model to help the reader move away from completing a series of tasks to focusing on the two key objectives at the heart of every consultation:

Working out what matters (The House of Discovery)
Deciding with the patient what to do about it (The House of Decision)

Using the rich metaphors contained within these houses, the book explores common pitfalls that can beset those who are learning the craft of consulting in primary care, and encourages the reader to fill their toolbox with the skills needed to develop their own patient-centred consultation style.

The GP Consultation Reimagined is based on the author's experience of teaching communication skills over 10 years as a GP Training Programme Director.

"This book will not teach you to improve your consultations. That is its great merit. Instead, it will encourage you to learn how to consult better." From the Foreword by Roger Neighbour

Contents:

Foreword by Roger Neighbour; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the author
1. The GP consultation in the ICE age
2. Two Houses - a new model for the consultation
3. The GP toolbox
4. Entering the House of Discovery
5. Popping the bubble
6. Exploring the basement
7. Finding dry rot
8. Tending the garden
9. A house with two wings
10. The High Tech Room
11. Optional Rooms
12. Room 101
13. Empty Rooms, Hidden Rooms and Locked Rooms
14. Forecasting the future
15. Putting it into practice
16. The Two Houses guide to passing the CSA
17. Consulting in the 21st century