TY - JOUR T1 - Terminology, time and tension: the challenges of delivering person-centred care JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 83 LP - 84 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-83 VL - 3 IS - 2 AU - Edward Nicol Y1 - 2016/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/2/83.abstract N2 - My first edition as editor-in-chief of Future Hospital Journal (FHJ) presents a wide-ranging collection of articles on person-centred care. As a cardiologist who additionally practises general medicine and completed general practice training, the manuscripts in this edition provided much food for thought. This edition of FHJ articulates a series of demands from our patients: to rise to the challenge of being more co-productive in the delivery of their healthcare; to reflect honestly on how we practise with them; and to hear and acknowledge the clear message that there is always the opportunity to improve in the way we serve our patients' needs.My predecessor stated at the first board meeting of FHJ that his overriding vision was for this journal to be high quality, but equally brave and unafraid to address the big issues that needed debating; no matter how hard they were and uncomfortable that made us feel. I wholeheartedly endorse that vision and will continue to deliver against it. I have no doubt that this edition will evoke strong emotions from some readers when considering one of the biggest issues we face in healthcare delivery.As with the rest of society, we are a product of our time and, as clinicians, even more a product of our training and the hierarchical culture we … ER -