Engaging patients in their care

Picker Institute Europe is a leading authority on the involvement of patients in their healthcare.

Picker Institute Europe has produced a number of influential studies examining the roles that patients and healthcare professionals need to adopt so that patients can participate as fully as they wish to in their treatment and care.

In particular we have examined ways to:

Be patient-centred
Share decisions about care and treatment
Personalise information
Support people with long-term conditions

Last updated: 23rd December 2009