Introduction to Communication skills

Dr Martin Brunet

Martin works 6 sessions a week as a GP partner and trainer near Guildford. He was one of the GP Programme Directors on the Guildford GP training scheme for 10 years before stepping down in 2019 to write his book: The GP Consultation Reimagined, a Tale of Two Houses. He teaches regularly on communications skills.

Dr Samantha Bell BSc MBBS MRCP MRCGP LLM

MDU medico-legal adviser

Samantha studied medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School and qualified in 1992. After gaining MRCP she went on to train as a GP, gaining MRCGP in 2003. She obtained an LLM in Health Care Ethics and Law in 2015. She worked as a GP principal in Hertfordshire before joining the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2015.

Dr Jenna Fowler

Jenna studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with honours in 2016. She then went on to train as a GP and worked as a GP in Scotland until April 2023. Jenna joined the MDU initially as a medicolegal fellow in 2022 and became a medicolegal advisor in May 2023.  

James Godber

James is senior learning and development officer at the MDU. He designs and delivers training across the organisation from induction programmes to management skills, and trains staff at every level of the organisation - from new staff to members of the board. He also champions raising awareness of equality, diversity and unconscious bias and delivers these courses to MDU members.