TY - JOUR T1 - First do no harm: data gathering and interpretation JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 430 LP - 430 DO - 10.3399/bjgp12X653679 VL - 62 IS - 601 AU - Wilfrid Treasure Y1 - 2012/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/62/601/430.abstract N2 - First Do No Harm is a series of 12 brief monthly articles with internet footnotes about harming and healing in general practice. Each article is based on one of the 12 RCGP competency domains, this month’s being:3. Data gathering and interpretation: the gathering and use of data for clinical judgement, the choice of physical examination and investigations, and their interpretation.1‘I would first of all tell you simply to make a rule of having a good look at every patient as he walks into your presence or sits or stands or lies before you.’2Information gathering and interpretation don’t take … ER -