Response Theology: Agape Love Powered by Holy Spirit is a book that argues that spirituality is an essential element of patient care and that through compassion and care, clinicians can mitigate their own suffering and offer solace and healing to their patients who are experiencing deep spiritual and existential suffering, but often fall short of meeting their spiritual needs, as suggested by the American Medical Association.
Building relationships with patients is key to effective general practice, RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall told the RCGP annual conference. Read his speech in full below.