Tromsø lies over 200 miles north of the Arctic circle and last week, after months of polar nights it celebrated its first glimpse of the sun; and hosted two international […]
Tessa Richards
Tessa Richards: Patient leaders—healthcare’s untapped workforce
The health sector needs to learn how to work with patient leaders, says Tessa Richards. […]
Tessa Richards: Patient and public involvement in research goes global
More and more, organisations are seeking to push the envelope towards “co-production” of research […]
Tessa Richards: Terms of engagement for patient participation
Join our Tweetchat today at 5-6pm BST to discuss the terms of engagement for patient participation #BMJDebate […]
Tessa Richards: Better together in Central and Eastern Europe
Healthcare is complex and no single government can manage alone […]
Tessa Richards: Words that annoy, phrases that grate
What is acceptable or unacceptable medical terminology in today’s world, asks Tessa Richards. […]
Tessa Richards: Power to the people—via Paris
Who gets to define value in health systems? The notion that it should be the people who use their services, rather than those who provide them, is gaining momentum. At […]
Tessa Richards: Patients combat corruption in healthcare
Corruption in health systems has been described as “one of the biggest open sores in medicine.” It occurs in many guises and all countries. Patients may be unaware of the price […]
Tessa Richards: WHO and the politics of health
Gaining cross country consensus on joint European strategies to tackle politically and culturally sensitive public health issues is not easy. So it was not surprising perhaps that a decision to […]
Tessa Richards: “Therapeutic relationships”—prized but hard to deliver
I hate to think of what I’ve cost the NHS since I was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. This year alone I’d need to factor in 12 outpatient appointments, seven […]