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Editorial
. 2018 May 17:361:k1877.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1877.

Better healthcare must mean better for patients and carers

Anya de Iongh  1 , Sibylle Erdmann  2
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Editorial

Better healthcare must mean better for patients and carers

Anya de Iongh et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Their perspectives are essential to all successful healthcare improvement

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare SE is a founding member of Q, a healthcare improvement initiative led by the Health Foundation and supported by NHS Improvement. She is also a member of The BMJ’s patient panel.

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