BMJ 1998;317:1374-1377 ( 14 November )

Education and debate

The rise of doctor-patient working groups

Charlotte Williamson, chairwoman. 

Consumers for Ethics in Research (CERES), PO Box 1365, London N16 0BW

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Doctors are increasingly taking the view that high standards of treatment and care come from marrying their perspectives to those of patients.1 Setting up working groups of patients and doctors to explore similarities and differences in perspectives, values, and interests is one way of bringing about that marriage. The number of patient liaison groups in the medical royal colleges2 and the number of patient participation groups in general practice3 is increasing. Patients are being appointed to clinical audit groups,4 to research groups designing study protocols,5 and to groups developing clinical guidelines.6 However, two questions arise: which patients should be appointed, and how should doctors judge the validity of what those who have been appointed say?

Questions may also arise about the selection and contribution of health professionals to working groups. However, the familiar structure and ideology of the medical profession make it easier to respond to these types of questions. . . . [Full text of this article]
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