Treatments and technologies matter, but patients most want to be seen as people

Treatments and technologies matter, but patients most want to be seen as people Patient stories are a raw and compelling new kind of online feedback. They can prompt rapid improvements in services – if the NHS is willing to embrace them

People have always shared their experiences of healthcare, usually privately, with family, neighbours or workmates. But online, patients and carers are increasingly willing to share accounts of their health service encounters with the wider world, often in intimate detail. There are websites devoted to collecting and publicising patient ratings and reviews of healthcare professionals, services, diagnoses and treatments.

Stories place people, not pathology, at the centre of clinical thinking​ Continue reading... The Guardian