Patient participation is a trend that arose in answer to medical paternalism. Informed consent is a process where patients make decisions informed by the...

Patient Participation Groups are a feature of Primary Care in the United Kingdom. They offer patients an opportunity to be involved with and support their...

A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need...

throughout the procedure. Performing the procedure with the patient awake is safer as the patient can immediately report any discomfort or problems and thereby...

the patient's role in the patient-physician relationship. There are certain patient characteristics that influence the extent of their participation. One...

Patient advocacy is a process in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The patient advocate may be an individual...

The doctor–patient relationship is a central part of health care and the practice of medicine. A doctor–patient relationship is formed when a doctor attends...

publications indexed by Google Scholar Bauld, Linda C. (1998). Older patient participation in multi-disciplinary decision-making : discharge planning in Scotland...

Patient abuse or patient neglect is any action or failure to act which causes unreasonable suffering, misery or harm to the patient. Elder abuse is classified...

The Patients' Charter is an official document by the government or an organization that enlists various Patients' Rights and Responsibility along with...