In this uncertain world patient-centred care must not mean patient-led care

摘要

Picture the scene: you are climbing down a mountain and the fog descends. You can no longer see further than 5 metres. The two-dimensional map you are following does not capture the three-dimensional landscape you are navigating; you cannot get your bearings, and you do not know what is coming. Now imagine that you are with a guide who has walked the path you are on thousands of times before. What would you want them to do?