Effective communication skills are a core skill for clinicians and a key element of cancer care but one in which few health professionals have received much formal training.
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre has developed a range of resources to support health professionals to implement evidence-based communication skills training. These resources are relevant for all cancer types.
The way a clinician and the treatment team relates to, and communicates with a patient can significantly benefit the patient and their family, including improvements in psychosocial adjustment, decision-making, treatment compliance and satisfaction with care.
Find information about:
- Why is communication skills training important?
- Communication skills training – recommended model
- NBOCC communication skills training modules
- Communication skills training – how to run a workshop
- General interactional skills
- Organising a workshop
- Useful links