ABCD, Not AB Seedy

Doctors To Take Patient Approach

Doctors in the UK have been urged to be nicer to their patients to increase their chances of recovery. They have been told that improving their bedside manner will not only give the sick and vulnerable a greater sense of dignity and respect, it could even save their lives. According to advice in the British Medical Journal, doctors need to adopt an 'A,B,C and D of dignity' when treating the sick. The letters stand for attitude, behaviour, compassion and dialogue.

FOOTNOTE: Don’t go from bed to worse.