Patient Opinion

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29 July 2015

Tom’s digital health disruptors: rating apps

Services that allow users to rate NHS care have been around for longer than you might think; and there are
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14 April 2015

Power to the people: signs off

Paul Hodgkin, the former GP and founder of Patient Opinion, reflects on a non-Marxist, Marxian revolution in his last column
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17 February 2015

Power to the people on: whistleblowing in the 21st century

Paul Hodgkin says Sir Robert Francis’ report on whistleblowing is focused on corporate action; and in the age of social
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19 January 2015

Power to the people on: Charlie Hebdo and the NHS

Paul Hodgkin wonders what the recent massacre of French cartoonists has to say to the NHS, and argues that thing
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9 December 2014

Power to the people on: the great confidentiality face-off

Confidentiality can’t just be toggled on and off, because it goes to the heart of the doctor/patient relationship. Paul Hodgkin
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11 November 2014

Tweet talk

EHI Live visitors queued up for selfies with Dr Ranj; and then headed down to the Social Media Village to
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3 September 2014

Power to the people on communities of care

Paul Hodgkin reflects on the medical changes brought about by his great, great, great uncle Thomas, and those that are
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5 August 2014

Power to the people on testing times

Paul Hodgkin examines the mathematics of testing for disease, and concludes that professionals and patients are going to need some
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8 July 2014

Power to the people on the sharing economy

From car sharing to sharing care – Paul Hodgkin asks: "What does the 'sharing economy' mean for health?"
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10 June 2014

Power to the people on the high cost of change

Paul Hodgkin, the founder of Patient Opinion, reflects on the latest calls for fundamental change in the NHS, and asks:
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