To coincide with our theme issue, Embracing patient partnership, we surveyed website visitors about who should make treatment decisions. Over 850 people responded to our questionnaire, which ran from 17 September- 4 October.

	Doctor decides	Doctor and patient decide together	Patient decides
As a patient, which consulting style do you prefer?	56	737	54
Which consulting style predominates today?	503	298	43
Which consulting style do you think will predominate in 10 years' time	75	546	223

Rapid Responses:

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The surveys and the web: There is people from around the world answering.

Martin O'Flaherty
bmj.com, 17 Sep 1999 [Full text]

The medical institution is the same

Moacyr Nobre
bmj.com, 17 Sep 1999 [Full text]

we must educate medical students

Davida Mone Rodrigues
bmj.com, 18 Sep 1999 [Full text]

Re: we must educate medical students

Karina Greisl
bmj.com, 24 Sep 1999 [Full text]

Any differences around the world?

Elizabeth Beresford
bmj.com, 27 Sep 1999 [Full text]

Patient Doctor Relationship in Egypt

Ramy Daoud
bmj.com, 1 Oct 1999 [Full text]

The classification may be complex and overlapping

A F Danish
bmj.com, 3 Oct 1999 [Full text]

Team Working is key to Patient Partnership

Alan R Watson
bmj.com, 4 Oct 1999 [Full text]

Re: Team Working is key to Patient Partnership

David Syme
bmj.com, 5 Oct 1999 [Full text]

Humanity in Italian medicine

Linda Gamston
bmj.com, 13 Oct 1999 [Full text]

For many, it is the money!

L F Ng
bmj.com, 13 Dec 1999 [Full text]

Patient & Doctor decides

P P Saidalavi
bmj.com, 12 Mar 2000 [Full text]

Unsettled Issue

Zia Rizvi
bmj.com, 29 Jun 2000 [Full text]