title: Patient information: Part 1. Why provide information?
abstract: In many environments, providing patients with information is a key role of health professionals. The first article in the series on producing patient information looks at the increasing recognition that better informed patients can make more informed choice about their health.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom