Chapter 2
Learning to manage rapport in GP trainee encounters
A discursive politeness approach
Dick Churchill | GP Partner, Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Background
- 2.1Politeness in healthcare
settings
- 2.2Power dynamics: Doctor-patient interaction
- 2.3Face and rapport management
- 2.4Simulated interactions
- 3.Methodology
- 4.Data analysis
- 5.Discussion
- 6.Conclusion
-
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