An editorial error occurred in the Learning in practice article by Geoff Wykurz and Diana Kelly(12 October, pp 818-21). Some of the references in the list following reference 11 (Blasco et al) should have been reordered and are therefore numbered incorrectly. Reference 20 (Butterworth et al) should have been reference 12, and reference 16 (Plymale et al) should have been reference 13. The original references 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19 become 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, respectively. As a consequence, two amendments need to be made to the text. On page 819, in the section on evaluation of patients' involvement, reference 12 should be the new reference 13 (Plymale et al) and the sentence in question should read: “Some patients felt empowered by their experience.^{13 18}“ On page 819, in the section on recruitment, remuneration, and status of patients, reference 13 should be the new reference 12 (Butterworth et al): “One article was coauthored by the chairperson of a carers' organisation, which implies a close partnership.¹²“ We apologise for these errors