Healthy triad of clinician-patient-caregiver is key to successful management of a health condition. Even when a patient suffers from a terminal illness, they expect open, honest, and respectful professional interaction with empathy from the clinicians and vice versa. Clinical training helps us, health care professionals, to stay within our boundaries of professionalism, practise evidence-based medicine, yet often we see a break down in the relationship between the patient and the health care professional. This can only be overcome by spreading the knowledge and awareness among future generations of doctors and caregivers, and nurture a thriving medical fraternity.
Most clinical teams assume that adequate clinical training, experience and motivation are sufficient to ensure successful performance. While these are indeed necessary prerequisites, they are not sufficient, especially in an increasingly complex healthcare set-up. There are many factors that can influence human performance, either in a given moment, from day to day or over long periods of time.
We at The Talking Doctor Ltd, believe in this ethos and are here to establish this concept to improve patient experience. We are on a mission to enhance relation between patients and health care professionals by improving non-clinical professional skills (otherwise known as ‘soft skills’) among the clinician, build the legion of global clinicians and develop a network where the management of each patient is a journey which is enjoyable and dignified irrespective of the outcome.
All our programmes are bespoke and tailored to the learners, and therefore unique.
Developing the Talking Doctor
Online and face-to-face bespoke training on learning and practising interpersonal skills associated with current clinical practice. This is a conglomeration of a range of ‘soft skills’ required for clinicians, such as communications skills, teamworking, leadership, resource management, creativity and innovation, prioritisation, adaptability and emotional intelligence.
Should you wish to receive further information either for yourself, as a gift to someone or for your institution, please express your interest via contact@thetalkingdoctor.uk for detailed information and registration.
1. Essential Clinical communication skills (online)
*Available for undergraduate or junior postgraduate doctors
*Helps in preparation for medical school/ membership exams
*Highly interactive course with role play and simulation
*1-day online course to help medical students understand and practise a range of communication skills required for the current day clinical practice
*Please register your interest on https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Course_Registration/
*Early bird discount available (T&Cs apply)
*Next available dates:
23rd June 2024
2. Essential Clinical Communication Skills (Face-to-face)
*Exclusive for the medical students, junior doctors
*Helps in preparation for national/international exams
*1-day face-to-face course to help medical students understand and practise a range of communication skills required for the current day clinical practice
*Highly interactive course with role play and simulation
*Next available date in Kolkata, India: 28th July 2024
*Early bird discount available (T&Cs apply) -for details please contact us on thetalkingdoctor.org@gmail.com
*Please register your interest here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/KOLKATACCS/
3. Advanced Clinical communication skills (online)
*2-day online course to help post-graduate doctors understand and practise a range of communication skills required for current day clinical practice.
*Highly interactive course with use of role play and virtual simulation
*Helps in preparation for PLAB/MLA/Membership exams
*Resource provided for reflection and practice at home
*Early bird discount available (T&Cs apply)
*Next available dates:
01-02 June 2024
*Please register here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Course_Registration/
4. Advanced Clinical communication skills (face-to-face)
*2-day face-to-face course in a relaxed environment to help post-graduate doctors understand and practise a range of communication skills required for current day clinical practice.
*Highly interactive course with use of role play and simulation
*Helps in preparation for PLAB/MLA/Membership exams
*Resource provided for reflection and practice at home
*Next available date in Kolkata, India: 3-4 August 2024
*Group booking discounts available (T&Cs apply)- -for details please contact us on thetalkingdoctor.org@gmail.com
*Please register here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/KOLKATACCS/
5. Advanced multiprofessional communication skills for non-medical staff (online)
*1 day online course aimed at the non-medical clinical staff such as pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, specialist nurses
*Learn about conflict management, breaking bad news, professionalism and ethics
*Available dates:
22 June 2024
*Early bird discount available (T&Cs apply)
*Please register here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Course_Registration/
Ward Skills for A Junior Doctor
Modules for UK & international graduates:
*Online or face-to-face
*Clerking (includes end-of-course test)
*Data interpretation (includes end-of-course test)
*Dealing with Significant incidents and Datix (includes end-of-course test)
*ECG– Basic interpretation (includes end-of-course test)
*Introduction to NHS hospital structure and survival on wards
*Prescribing in NHS (includes end-of-course test)
*It is preferred that you enrol for all modules for the benefit of complete knowledge, however, should you wish to enrol on selected modules, please let us know on https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/Course_Registration/