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Towards the patient revolution

BMJ 2014; 348 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g1209 (Published 29 January 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;348:g1209

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Re: Towards the patient revolution

This is all very laudable. Just remember that the patients attending a meeting in Central London are not representative of the rest of the country. They are a skewed socioeconomic group. So many other things about the UK health system are decided based on London thinking and this is another.

Competing interests: No competing interests

02 February 2014
W Leslie Alexander
Ophthalmologist
Peninsula Eye Hospital
47 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe, QLD 4020