Hospitals fail the patient-centred test‘Hospitals are patient-centred in the same way that penitentiaries are prisoner-centred’ Tips of the Trade: The problem of problem lists Tips on performing GP-psychotherapy Treading the line between offering compassion and mitigating truth Doctors want to guide patients toward discovery and accountability but may unintentionally abet dysfunction Is there a cure for folly? When a patient’s requests are outlandish, try to defuse the situation with a little tenderness When second opinions are never enough Sometimes patients are simply incapable of acknowledging the root of their illness What to do when patients accost you on the street? With the problem growing, one N.S. health authority tries to help What is the etiquette for correcting another pharmacist's patient advice? LETTERS: Columnist right not to facilitate patient's fraud Stakes are high when providing VIPs care MDs to the stars offer advice for seeing celebrity patients, who may believe in 'two-tier' medicine: them and us 5 ways to help patients with substance abuse issues Discuss topic regularly like any other health concern, and if the patient isn't ready to talk, tell them your door is always open LETTERS: Patients suffer when allied health-care workers overstep their bounds First Previous 73 74 75 76 Next Last