Learning from patients: trainers’ use of narratives for learning and teaching

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Demographics

• What year did you qualify from medical school?

• Which medical school was it?

• How long have you been a GP?

• How long have you been a GP Trainer?

Main questions

1. Can you tell me about a patient that you have learnt something from?

   • Supplemented if necessary:

     • Can you describe an encounter you had with them?

     • Was it a one-off encounter or a series of encounters (at what stage of career as a GP did the encounter happen — will probably come out naturally in the story but might need to be asked)

     • Did it change the way you worked?

2. Have you shared this learning experience with other doctors — peers, trainers, medical students, GP trainees? Can you describe this?