Journey of a patient editor

Journey of a patient editor.

Nine years ago the BMJ’s Tessa Richards underwent thoraco-abdominal surgery for adrenal cancer, followed by further surgery to remove metastases. Now the senior editor in charge of the journal’s patient partnership agenda, she reflects on how her own experience of illness and recovery, and of joining the ranks of patients who survive the odds, have shaped her understanding of the patient perspe...

A sabbatical journey of discovery: patient safety.

This is the second in a series of reports to share key learnings from my sabbatical. In spring and summer of 2005, I took a three-month journey through Scandinavia, Europe, Ireland and the United Kingdom to observe innovation in nursing service delivery, in particular, nursing-led services; to explore outcome measurement as it relates to nursing services; to look at patient satisfaction and imp...

From Physician to Patient: a Personal Journey

Going from physician to patient is a journey from which few of our tribe will be spared, and about which we have comparatively little formal reflection. This paper describes some of the lessons learned on such a journey from a retired Professor of Geriatric Medicine, whose course of vascular parkinsonism offers lessons both professional and personal.

Persian Version of Quality Patient Care Scale: A Letter to the Editor

Logging The BMJ's "patient journey".

Recognising the crucial role of patients in tackling “corruption in the mission of healthcare,” two years ago The BMJ set up an international patient advisory panel to help us develop a strategy to promote patient partnership. We figured that “walking the talk” in our own editorial processes was the best way to advance change. We launched our strategy last June, and its development is charted o...