Reflective Essay On Communication And Professionalism

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Reflective essay on the development of my communication & professionalism skills
Action plan identifying future goals to continue my development on chosen skills

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Introduction
This essay will elaborate on my communication and professionalism skills and how I have improved on them throughout this module. It will allow me to reflect back on the uni-professional seminars and multi-professional workshops I undertook, and look into areas of improvement to help mould myself into a well-rounded, future health professional. I will also look at the skills I find that I am good at, and how I can build upon those. From this reflective …show more content…

References
• Anglia Ruskin University, (2011), Our Culture of Compassionate Care [ONLINE]. Available at: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/faculties/hsce/placements/professional-issues.phtml [Accessed 07 January 15].

• HCPC, H, 2014. Summary. Professionalism in Health Care Professionals, [Online]. 2014, 3. Available at:http://www.hpcuk.org/assets/documents/10003771Professionalisminhealthcareprofessionals.pdf [Accessed 07 January 2015].

• NHS Employers. 2014. The Francis Inquiry- NHS Employers. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/need-to-know/the-francis-inquiry. [Accessed 07 January 15].

• Nurse, Commissioning Board Chief Nursing Officer and DH Chief Nursing Adviser, 2012. The 6Cs. Compassion in Practice, [Online]. 2012, 5. Available at: http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/compassion-in-practice.pdf [Accessed 07 January 2015].

• World Health Organisation. 2009. Why Health Communication is Important in Public Health. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/4/08-056713/en/. [Accessed 07 January

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