- Mark Rickenbach, general practitioner and visiting professor of healthcare1 2
- 1Park and St Francis Surgery, Eastleigh SO53 4ST, UK
- 2Winchester University, Winchester, UK
- mark.rickenbach{at}nhs.net
Launer asserts the need to introduce handling uncertainty into medical school and subsequent training.1 This should be for all specialties, not just general practice. Handling uncertainty is a source of stress to doctors who are taught the black and white of science. Patients also need a better understanding of the uncertainty that underpins their healthcare. Complaints often arise through failure to communicate, and communicating uncertainty is the most difficult.
Every consultation …