"Giving #patients real time access to their full electronic health records can help them to manage their health as effectively as possible." Patients need access to their medical records—now, @acpatient, Tessa Richards, @ceineken, Sophia Walker bmj.com/content/386/bm…

We asked our patient panel what topics mattered most to them during our initial planning of the issue. Many of them noted patient safety and so we interviewed patient safety commissioner Henrietta Hughes. The questions used in this interview were also curated by our patient panel

Our first patient take over of our careers section. Jazz Sethi Sibylle Erdmann and Sarah Blake share their thoughts on how doctors can help patients trust them in our patient led issue

Patient communities, and civil society groups round the world must rise to the challenge of ensuring that the pledge to "social participation in health systems" drives co production of policy, service delivery, and research. The BMJ BMJ Patient Editor bmj.com/content/386/bm…

A hugely important step in progressing patient partnership across all healthcare. This is something we have long advocated for and hope this will begin to push forward the call from patients, communities and the public to be included in decision making.

"Patients need something more than to be passive recipients of a series of activities designed to keep them safe: they need to feel cared for, and cared about," writes @HelenRSalisbury. "In this sense, a service can’t care for someone; only people can." bmj.com/content/386/bm…

"What do patients and the public really want from their health service? Many want to be seen as a person beyond their health condition." The BMJ's Emma Doble introduces our special theme issue on patient partnership 🔗 bit.ly/4cXkJ0b

"Whenever I was in hospital, I felt that there was a tunnel visioned focus on the physical health of my body, detached from me as a sentient human being." Sarah Woolf describes how writing a simple note to hospital staff helped her heal bmj.com/content/386/bm…

We (the patient editor team and Kamran Abbasi) call for more patient and public partnership in medical journals. Much progress has been made over the last 10 years yet medical journals working with patients is still not the norm. Emma Doble Sophia Walker and Dr. Amy Price

All of the articles from The BMJ BMJ Patient Editor patient-led issue with illustrations and images can be downloaded here 👉 bmj.com/content/386/84… To learn more ▶️ iapo.org.uk/node/15679

Our BMJ podcast patient takeover episode can be found across all your usual platforms. This is our first patient takeover of the podcast so have a listen and tell us what you think Apple: podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5CsBm1…

📢Register now for a patient-led conference on #PatientEngagement in health research #PxP24 👉bit.ly/PxPConference-… This free, virtual event aims to bring you resources, mentorship and community with patient partners and others involved in #HealthResearch. 1/

Patient Partnership Week webinars 🌟Shared decision making 👥In conversation with Patient Safety Commissioner 🔄Joining services around patients 💪Empowering patients as equal partners 🗣️Effective communication 🚧Barriers to care Book your events buff.ly/3M3O5Pk

Our first #PatientPartnership Week event is at 11am. If you're quick, you can still grab a place buff.ly/473rNH7

The number of healthcare staff using Care Opinion to hear feedback from their patients is steadily growing... online patient feedback can lift morale + identify issues which need fixing (plenty of research on this!) careopinion.org.uk

During our High-Level Policy Event, EU health leaders from European Commission, European Parliament, OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives, WHO/Europe & EU Medicines Agency joined us to discuss how patients can drive change in healthcare. Want to learn more? 👉Read the full event recap: bit.ly/3A4aN7y #Vote4Patients

Our NHS is broken, but not beaten. We want your help to fix it. Today the Prime Minister and I are launching the biggest consultation in NHS history! Calling all patients, staff and partners - share your views and experiences for our 10 Year Plan 👇🏻 change.nhs.uk

We are so excited to announce this huge step forward in our patient and public partnership strategy. Thank you to all of those who have helped us get here. Check out the editorial to find out more.

"I blamed myself completely." Having to give CPR to a family member can leave the person with guilt, wondering about what might have happened. Lynsey Duncan describes her experience of giving CPR and what support should be offered bmj.com/content/387/bm…