This statement focuses on one of the main components of general practice - the consultation.Having a clear understanding of the consultation, its importance and its delivery is vital to providing excellent patient-centred care.The consultation underpins most of what we do as general practitioners and links with many of the other RCGP curriculum statements and overarching competencies.The statement in general aims to focus on a commitment to patient-centred medicine, and although there are many individual curriculum components, it recognises three key areas of importance.These incorporate understanding the wider context of the consultation (including entering the patient's world considering social, educational and cultural differences and remembering the patient is a real person), a recognition of the structure of the consultation (including understanding that good consultations often follow particular styles but that these may vary) and being committed to a reflective attitude with ethical considerations that allows a GPs practice to develop.
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