Response Letter to "The Enduring Importance of The Clinical Examination"

Abstract

Murphy’s editorial, ‘The Enduring Importance of the Clinical Examination’, prompted reflection rather than disagreement. The concern about erosion of bedside skills is familiar to many clinicians, but it sits within a healthcare system that has changed fundamentally. Advances in diagnostics, the emergence of artificial intelligence, and sustained system pressures now frame how many parts of clinical medicine are practised...