4. Managing health anxieties regarding COVID-19

RCGP eLearning Podcast

Many of our patients are very anxious at the moment; in the worst case scenario this anxiety can manifest as apparent shortness of breath and affect your clinical assessment. In this episode we discuss how to address these issues, what we can say to patients to help and the use of communication skills and empathy in these difficult consultations.
This is episode 4 in a series about telephone triage during COVID-19.