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Paternalism or partnership?

BMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7212.719 (Published 18 September 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:719

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Partnership in service planning

The special issue on partnership includes several fascinating
articles but most contributors focus on shared decision-making at the
level of individual patient care rather than planning and development of
NHS services. The BMA Foundation for AIDS is holding a one-day conference
on 14 April 2000 to compare experiences of user/patient involvement in
service planning for HIV/AIDS, cancer and mental health and to support
doctors (eg in PCGs) who are seeking to involve patients more effectively
in future. Please contact me at hilary@bmaids.demon.co.uk if you would
like further details of this conference.

Competing interests: No competing interests

17 September 1999
Hilary Curtis
Executive Director, BMA Foundation for AIDS
BMA Foundation for AIDS, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WCiH 9JP