Improving the effectiveness of communication in hospitals for people with communication difficulties: results of an online Phase II survey.

Background: In a recent paper a working group set up by the Lay Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) had looked into the problems of patients with severe communication difficulties in hospital (J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2017; 47: 211-3). The present online survey expands on this with the objective of garnering the views of physicians on this matter.

Method: An invitation aimed at physicians to complete an online survey was made through the recently published paper.