Value of compassion.

Australian Doctor,  July, 2007  

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Heather Ferguson

A letter of condolence can comfort a bereaved family and help a registrar come to terms with a patient's death.

IT'S always sad when GPs hear a patient has died, even if the death was expected, but busy doctors often have little time to come to terms with their grief.

Registrars, who often spend a short time in any one practice, may not have had time to develop close relationships but can still feel affected by a patient's death.

Dr Roger Allen, a Brisbane-based thoracic physician, thinks a lesson from the past could help comfort both registrars and the ...

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