Shared decision-making is a process in which clinicians and patients work together to select
tests, treatments, management or support packages, based on clinical evidence and the …

… Dr Alf Collins In this thought paper, Dr Alf Collins introduces ‘Dorothy’, a hypothetical patient
with a number of long-term conditions, and puts forward ideas to help ensure that the system…

Modern medicine is one of humanity’s great achievements. It improves, prolongs, and saves
lives by applying the biomedical and clinical sciences to the diagnosis and treatment of …

NICE guidance on the patient experience is a welcome small step on a long journey

Shared decision making has been on the policy agenda in the UK for at least twelve years,
but it lacked a comprehensive approach to delivery. That has changed over the past five years…

Background Clinicians have been slow to embrace support for patient self‐management.
Objective To explore clinicians’ beliefs about patient self‐management and specifically assess …

We propose that strengthening citizenship could help realise some of the substantial changes
that are being called for in mainstream health policies. We highlight the way that current …

The pleomorphic adenoma gene (PLAG1) encodes a DNA-binding, C 2 H 2 zinc finger protein
which acts as a transcription factor that regulates the expression of diverse genes across …

It is generally accepted that valid consent must be obtained before providing invasive or risky
treatment–indeed it is a legal and ethical requirement–but there is much debate about how …

This overview examines how the NHS in England has performed over the 2010-15 Parliament
in relation to indicators that reflect person-centred care. It considers a range of measures …