{"id":83,"date":"2014-04-08T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boltongptraining.org.uk\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-01-03T17:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:13:35","slug":"communication-skills-training-in-st2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/bolton\/teaching-programmes\/st2-programme\/communication-skills-training-in-st2\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication Skills Training in ST2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The true skill and speciality of a General Practitioner is in how we communicate efficiently and empathically with patients to generate diagnoses and patient-centred management plans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Developing these skills takes practice and experience, but also a good grounding in the theory and established research around “how to consult”. The Consultation Skills Course is designed to help trainees move from hopsital-style clerking to more nuanced and patient-centred style of consultation, to prepare trainees for both their MRCGP examinations, as well as their future careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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ST2 Consultation Skills Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Consultation Skills Course usually takes place during the GP or ‘GP Plus’ post placement and runs along side the ST2 Education sessions at the education centre. The sessions are arranged and delivered by Dr Julian Tomkinson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are an ST2 in a GP or GP+ post, you will be allocated to either the February or September start. The course is repeated each year so that everyone can attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are in your 2nd ST2 post and have not already attended the Consultation Skills Course, you should be included in the current cohort. If this is not the case, please turn up to the first session and email sebastian.pillon@nhs.net<\/a> and lisa.diamond@boltonft.nhs.uk<\/a> so they can double check the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are in your first ST2 post and have not been invited, this is becuase you have been allocated to the next cohort and will do the course then. Please use the non-teaching Tuesday educational time for useful things<\/a> instead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates for September 2025 – January 2026 Cohort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n