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Patient centred care
Patient centred care builds decisions around the patient's own needs, values and preferences.
Summary
- The patient is treated as a partner in their care.
- Shared decision making is its main tool. The doctor brings the evidence and the patient brings what matters to them.
- It replaced the older paternalist model, in which the doctor decided what was best.
- It depends on listening, clear explanation and enough time.
Interview questions
- What does patient centred care mean to you?
- A patient chooses a treatment that you think is the worse option. What do you do?
- How is it different from giving patients whatever they ask for?
Practise answering these with a mentor
Our interview preparation has you answer questions like these out loud, with feedback on each answer.
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