No heartsink: Why GPs should encourage patients to draw up The List
'When people ask questions, they discover they have options.'
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Dr Marguerite Tracy wants to convince GPs that patients turning up at the consult with the dreaded list can be a positive, not heartsink, moment.
The key is simply to encourage your patient to ask questions and to think through their questions beforehand.