General practice consultations are often complex, time-pressured, and emotionally demanding. GPs frequently manage multiple problems in a single visit while maintaining clear communication, safe decision-making, and accurate documentation.
A structured consultation helps improve:
This hub brings together practical articles on:
Strong consultation skills support better patient outcomes while reducing cognitive overload for clinicians.
Below you’ll find articles exploring consultation structure, communication strategies, and workflow improvement in general practice.
A practical guide for Australian GPs on assessing chronic diarrhoea, including key history, red flags, coeliac screening, and appropriate stool investigations such as faecal calprotectin, stool MCS, H. pylori antigen, occult blood, and faecal elastase.
2026-03-03
A structured guide for Australian GPs on assessing chronic low back pain, distinguishing mechanical from inflammatory causes, identifying red flags, and implementing evidence-based management strategies.
2026-03-03
A structured guide for Australian GPs on assessing female alopecia, including key history questions, physical examination tips, differential diagnoses, investigations, and evidence-based treatment options.
2026-03-03
A structured guide for Australian GPs on assessing hypermobility syndrome, including history taking, Beighton scoring, differential diagnoses, associated conditions, investigations, and management strategies.
2026-03-03
A practical guide for Australian GPs on diagnosing and managing polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), including key history features, red flags for giant cell arteritis, investigations, steroid treatment and tapering strategies.
2026-03-03