The UKCCC – Clinical Communication Teaching Blogs

Welcome to our clinical communication teaching blogs

Sharing innovative ideas, lesson plans, communication teaching experiences, strategies for helping students in difficulties and new discoveries to help fellow teachers.

Blogs by UKCCC members

The blogs below are written on a variety of topics from within the clinical communication teaching curriculum.

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Empowering Shared Decision-Making in Medical Education: The B.R.A.I.N. Framework for doctor-patient consultations

Shared decision making is a cornerstone of patient-centred care. Yet many clinicians and medical students find shared decision making challenging to implement, so what can we do about this?

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Why Should We Teach Empathic Communication Skills to Medical Students?

Empathy in healthcare isn’t just about being kind — it’s a powerful clinical skill. But the evidence shows that empathy often fades during medical school.

Blogs from our 2025 conference – “Moving Towards Mastery – Learning from Miscommunication”

Explore highlights from our 2025 communication conference, featuring sessions that showcased innovation and best practices from within UK clinical communication teaching.

How do we teach compassionate communication to healthcare students?

Given the current pressures faced by the NHS, how do we teach compassionate communication to healthcare students?

Lost in translation? Enhancing Medical Education for Language Diversity: A UKCCC Conference 2025 blog

Why does enhancing language diversity in medical education matter? A summary and reflections on the roundtable discussion from the UKCCC conference 2025.

Ensuring Equity and Inclusion in AI Driven Medical Education Innovations – A medical student perspective from the UKCCC Conference 2025

Innovations like AI-simulated consultations can be considered game-changers for clinical communication in medical education. But what does this mean for equity, diversity and inclusivity?

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Connection Over Perfection: Rethinking How We Teach Communication in Medicine: A medical student perspective from the UKCCC Conference 2025

The UK Council for Clinical Communication (UKCCC) Conference 2025 was a reminder that inclusive communication teaching must go far beyond performance checklists.

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R ooted In Partnership: Cultivating the Clinical Communication Curriculum Through Student Collaboration – A medical student perspective from the UKCCC Conference 2025

A standout theme at the UKCCC 2025 clinical communication conference was the rise of AI and digital tools in the clinical communication undergraduate medical education curriculum.

Blogs about the UKCCC

Find out more about the history of the UKCCC, what it’s like to be a member and how we use communication scenarios in teaching sessions.

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Talking History: UKCCC, past to present

Dr Sarah Collins, former Chair of the UKCCC, talks about the history of the UKCCC in this blog.

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What is it like to be a member of the UKCCC?

Dr Caroline Sprake, former Chair of the UKCCC, talks about what it’s like to be a member of the UKCCC in this blog.

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