empathy in healthcare why it matters

Empathy in Healthcare: Why it matters for patient care

Empathy in healthcare is the ability of clinicians to understand a patient’s perspective, acknowledge their emotional experience, and communicate that understanding in ways that build trust and support healing. It combines cognitive empathy — understanding what a patient thinks and feels — with the communication behaviours that make that understanding visible to the patient. In […]

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