Yes, says Mark Taylor. It treats patients as spectators of their care […]
Patient and public perspectives
Derek C Stewart: What does being “research active” mean for clinicians and their patients?
The phrase research active is being used more and more in the description of health and social care providers, yet we haven’t clarified what this means to people (patients) using […]
Sarah Markham: Integrating physical and mental healthcare to improve patient outcomes
As human beings we are intimately aware of the dynamic interactions between our physical and mental selves. In the context of having an illness, we may also become aware of […]
Putting patient centred care at the core of medical education
Remember when you first heard that you had got into medical school? That great feeling of the dream coming true? How the happiness coincided with the sudden realization you would […]
Sarah Markham: Independent review of the mental health act—including patients at the heart of the review
It is now almost a year since the prime minister Theresa May announced an independent review of mental health legislation and practice to tackle the issue of mental health detention. […]
Ricky Frazer: Doctor through the patient lens
From doctor to inpatient—Ricky Frazer discovered some key lessons for healthcare professionals […]
Varduhi Sargsyan: Speaking up about the challenges of being a cancer patient in a developing country
Varduhi Sargsyan describes what it’s like to be a patient with cancer in a developing country, with all the attendant financial difficulties […]
Sarah Markham: Independent review of the mental health act—an example of patient partnership in action
In the Autumn of 2017, Theresa May, the prime minister, announced an independent review of the Mental Health Act (MHA). The aim of the review is to make recommendations on […]
How can patient advocates work together to reduce health inequalities?
Join us for a twitter chat tonight at 8pm (BST) co-hosted with National Voices using the hashtag #BMJDebate […]
A modern NHS requires collaborative leadership with patients as leaders at decision-making tables
The story of the NHS can be recast as a narrative on power. Faced with the threat of a BMA strike, the founder of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, conceded that GPs […]