Full partnership with patients is essential to any modern research enterprise

Wicks Paul, Richards Tessa, Denegri Simon, Godlee Fiona. Patients’ roles and rights in research BMJ 2018; 362 :k3193  doi:10.1136/bmj.k3193

Patient and public involvement in research is becoming a mainstream activity thanks to recognition by everyone in the research process from funders and regulators to conference organisers and publishers that it helps them do a better job.
Including patients and the public as partners in research is accepted best practice in several Western countries, and some funders make it mandatory.

Full partnership with patients is essential to any modern research enterprise