Our choice of Communication as the theme for the March issue of the Journal is fortuitous. Alexander Graham Bell first used the telephone on 3 March 1847 and London Heathrow was opened on 25 March 1948, the same year that saw the birth of the NHS. In this BJGPwe explore the communication of the results of research and of measures of risk, we look at communication within the consultation, including the use of touch, and examine the effects on communication of continuity of care, and of the power relationships between doctors and patients. Many of us are old enough to remember medical school days when 'communication skills' teaching was seen as a bit effete and distinctly optional. Today its importance is unquestioned, not least because much of what goes wrong in medicine has its roots in poor communication of one sort or another: think about surgical checklists and consent forms, think about listening, explaining, negotiating, and safety-netting in the primary care consultation.
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机译：我们选择传播作为《华尔街日报》三月刊的主题是偶然的。亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔（Alexander Graham Bell）于1847年3月3日首次使用电话，伦敦希思罗机场（London Heathrow）于1948年3月25日开业，同年NHS诞生。在本次BJGP中，我们探讨了研究结果和风险度量之间的沟通，我们研究了咨询过程中的沟通，包括触摸的使用，并考察了护理连续性以及医生与医生之间权力关系对沟通的影响。耐心。我们中许多人的年龄足以记住医学院的时代，那时“沟通技巧”的教学被认为是有些效果，而且显然是可选的。如今，它的重要性已毋庸置疑，这不仅是因为医学上的许多错误源于一种或另一种形式的沟通不畅：考虑手术检查表和同意书，考虑听取，解释，谈判和建立安全网。初级保健咨询。
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