BMJ Patient Editor

Trying to get patients' voices to doctors' ears. Part of the BMJ patient partnership initiative.

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

You can find all of the articles from our patient led issue of the BMJ here - https://t.co/XP0Sp5vxm9

You can also download PDF versions of each section here which includes the illustrations and images. This is what each article looks like in print.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"I blamed myself completely."

Having to give CPR to a family member can leave the person with guilt, wondering about what might have happened.

Lynsey Duncan describes her experience of giving CPR and what support should be offered
https://t.co/1FL8ben9oU

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

We are so excited to announce this huge step forward in our patient and public partnership strategy. Thank you to all of those who have helped us get here. Check out the editorial to find out more.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

From January 2025 patients and members of the public who complete a review for The BMJ will be offered £50 or a 12 month online subscription to one of the BMJ journals as a thank you for their service, @emmajdoble @KamranAbbasi @SaraSchroter @AmyPricePhD
https://t.co/DQ8daW6VTz

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

Our NHS is broken, but not beaten.

We want your help to fix it.

Today the Prime Minister and I are launching the biggest consultation in NHS history!

Calling all patients, staff and partners - share your views and experiences for our 10 Year Plan 👇🏻

https://t.co/KO12G6CK4d

[European Patients' Forum @eupatientsforum]

During our High-Level Policy Event, EU health leaders from @EU_Commission, @Europarl_EN, @OECD, @WHO_Europe & @EMA_News joined us to discuss how patients can drive change in healthcare.

Want to learn more?

👉Read the full event recap: https://t.co/0wRddVTVgN

#Vote4Patients

[James Munro (@jamesfm55.bsky.social) @jamesfm55]

The number of healthcare staff using @careopinion to hear feedback from their patients is steadily growing... online patient feedback can lift morale + identify issues which need fixing (plenty of research on this!)
https://t.co/UHWoGq4IXA

[Patients Association @PatientsAssoc]

Our first #PatientPartnership Week event is at 11am.
If you're quick, you can still grab a place https://t.co/9hxmMP5z44

[Patients Association @PatientsAssoc]

Patient Partnership Week webinars
🌟Shared decision making
👥In conversation with @PSCommissioner
🔄Joining services around patients
💪Empowering patients as equal partners
🗣️Effective communication
🚧Barriers to care
Book your events https://t.co/Jrkyv2sAmp

[PxP @PxPHub]

📢Register now for a patient-led conference on #PatientEngagement in health research #PxP24

👉https://t.co/9laPJEEdLR

This free, virtual event aims to bring you resources, mentorship and community with patient partners and others involved in #HealthResearch. 1/

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

Our BMJ podcast patient takeover episode can be found across all your usual platforms. This is our first patient takeover of the podcast so have a listen and tell us what you think

Apple:
https://t.co/NCxsjAcMg6

Spotify:
https://t.co/9b8rTADW7B

[IAPO @IAPOvoice]

All of the articles from @bmj_latest @BMJPatientEd patient-led issue with illustrations and images can be downloaded here 👉 https://t.co/EY8tw5fgjw
To learn more ▶️ https://t.co/A4pwC5CMvZ

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

We (the patient editor team and @KamranAbbasi) call for more patient and public partnership in medical journals.

Much progress has been made over the last 10 years yet medical journals working with patients is still not the norm.

@emmajdoble @WalkSquawks and @AmyPricePhD

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

When The BMJ launched its patient and public partnership strategy in 2014 it was the first commitment of its kind by a medical journal.

@emmajdoble, @WalkSquawks and Amy Price ask why more medical journals do not have a similar partnership with #patients
https://t.co/gX9uCHtUG5

[Tessa Richards @tessajlrichards]

Patient communities, and civil society groups round the world must rise to the challenge of ensuring that the pledge to "social participation in health systems" drives co production of policy, service delivery, and research. @bmj_latest @BMJPatientEd https://t.co/LbMJyN68mw

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"Patients need something more than to be passive recipients of a series of activities designed to keep them safe: they need to feel cared for, and cared about," writes @HelenRSalisbury.

"In this sense, a service can’t care for someone; only people can."
https://t.co/8VwjXhBKBn

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"What do patients and the public really want from their health service? Many want to be seen as a person beyond their health condition."

The BMJ's @emmajdoble introduces our special theme issue on patient partnership

🔗 https://t.co/0jpa3ieUNi

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"Whenever I was in hospital, I felt that there was a tunnel visioned focus on the physical health of my body, detached from me as a sentient human being."

Sarah Woolf describes how writing a simple note to hospital staff helped her heal
https://t.co/wjRoqqqABK

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

A hugely important step in progressing patient partnership across all healthcare. This is something we have long advocated for and hope this will begin to push forward the call from patients, communities and the public to be included in decision making.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

For the first time in the World Health Organization’s 76 year history, world leaders have unanimously committed to put social participation—people, communities and civil society—at the heart of health decision making processes https://t.co/Abim1tYk83

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

Our first patient take over of our careers section. @Jazzsethi95 @ErdmannSibylle and Sarah Blake share their thoughts on how doctors can help patients trust them in our patient led issue

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"My level of trust increases when I feel we are actively building a trusting relationship. I pledge to hold up my end of the bargain—I will attend our appointment, be on time, and act respectfully."

How can doctors help patients feel more comfortable?
https://t.co/8T7xoAzhT6

[BMJ Patient Editor @BMJPatientEd]

We asked our patient panel what topics mattered most to them during our initial planning of the issue. Many of them noted patient safety and so we interviewed patient safety commissioner Henrietta Hughes. The questions used in this interview were also curated by our patient panel

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Patients’ concerns about substandard care are the “canary in the coal mine” but too often go ignored, the patient safety commissioner, Henrietta Hughes @PSCommissioner https://t.co/KWG2glwDfI

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"Giving #patients real time access to their full electronic health records can help them to manage their health as effectively as possible."

Patients need access to their medical records—now, @acpatient, @tessajlrichards, @ceineken, @WalkSquawks
https://t.co/eFEJsdjZ4h