Dr Ed Pooley is a UK GP, educator and communication skills trainer. Alongside clinical practice, he designs and delivers high-impact training for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and healthcare organisations who want to consult more effectively, manage pressure better, and reduce the personal toll of modern medicine.

His work focuses on the real dynamics that shape consultations: alignment, boundaries, emotional connection, communication style and the deeper psychological patterns that influence behaviour in both patients and clinicians. His teaching blends behavioural science, psychology and frontline clinical experience, offering practical strategies that clinicians can use immediately in busy surgeries and hospital settings.

Ed works with GP practices, training hubs, private providers and national organisations, including delivering large-scale programmes. He also runs a widely followed professional community focused on consultation challenges, medically unexplained symptoms, and clinical culture. His approach is grounded, reflective and direct, aimed at helping clinicians feel more confident, more contained and more effective in the consulting room without losing their humanity.