Doctors aren’t formally taught to write medical letters – some are telegrams, others literary masterpieces
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Having recently been the subject of correspondence between my GP and several specialists, I’ve been reflecting on the slightly archaic art of medical letter writing.
I don’t remember ever being formally taught to write letters. I think maybe you just pick it up from sidelong glances at other doctors’ letters.