Communication Skills

Resources for effective patient-clinician communication.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
General PracticeMedical Education

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG10]: Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings
National
NICE guideline [NG197]: Shared decision making
National
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Cognitive-Communication Disorders After Acquired Brain Injury
Local
Communication Strategies for Patient Handoffs (ACOG Committee Opinion No. 517)
Local
Effective Patient Physician Communication (ACOG Committee Opinion No. 492)
Local
European Respiratory Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Palliative Care for People with COPD or Interstitial Lung Disease
Local
Global Consensus Statement on Simulation-Based Practice in Healthcare
Local
Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (AHA/ASA Guideline)
Local
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Glycemic Targets and Glucose Monitoring for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Diabetes
Local
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Psychological Care of Children and Adolescents With Diabetes
Local
National Consensus Project Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (4th Edition)
Local
Patient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline
Local
Speech and Language Delay in Children (AAFP Clinical Practice Guideline)
Local