title: Patients are experts in their own field.
authors.affiliation: Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, Department of Health, London. ian.kennedy@chai.org.uk
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012941:Social Responsibility