The health sector needs to learn how to work with patient leaders, says Tessa Richards. […]
Patient and public perspectives
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 […]
Sharon Roman: Including patients should not mean excluding doctors
Patient inclusion is rightly becoming more accepted, but a doctor’s opinion is often valued […]
Jiafu Ji: Encouraging patient centred care in China
There is a notice board close to the entrance of our ward. Patients and their families, as well as medical staff, use it to express caring messages to each other, […]
Laura Marston: The growing price tag put on the lives of patients with type 1 diabetes
In 1921 insulin extraction was discovered by Frederick Banting and his team, who sold the patent for $3 as a gift to humanity. Even a century ago, Banting appreciated how […]
Joe Fraser: The NHS should be better prepared for the psycho-social aspects of diabetes
A recent documentary on the BBC revealed the poor state of provision for Type 1 diabetics with eating disorders. The programme focused on the lack of treatment options available for […]
James Conlon: Patients shouldn’t have to worry about accessing medication because of prescribing cuts
NHS England recently held a consultation on which items should be routinely prescribed in primary care. From this consultation, which closed last month, NHS England will produce national guidance to […]
Ceinwen Giles: Jeremy Hunt stole my biscuits
Stopping the clinic’s biscuit supply may seem trivial, but small things make a difference, says Ceinwen Giles […]
Michael Gill: Improving patient information
A recent report by Macmillan suggests that clinicians are failing to provide adequate information to patients who have recently been diagnosed with cancer. The Cancer Experience Survey is startling as […]
Matthias Wienold: Medical education must be a joint enterprise
If the medical educators of the future are to be experts in patient centredness, this must be reflected at conferences, says Matthias Wienold […]