Writing directly to patients, the time is now-but how?

Charlotte A Sharp^{1

2}, Karen Staniland¹, Brian McMillan³, Jill Firth⁴, William J Gregory^{5

6}, Elizabeth M MacPhie⁷, William G Dixon^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
² Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
³ Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁴ Pennine MSK Partnership, Integrated Care Centre, Oldham, UK.
⁵ Rheumatology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
⁶ Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
⁷ Rheumatology, Lancashire and South Cumbria, NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.

Editorial

Charlotte A Sharp et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2024.

. 2024 Jul 1;63(7):1769-1771.

doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae093.

Charlotte A Sharp^{1

2}, Karen Staniland¹, Brian McMillan³, Jill Firth⁴, William J Gregory^{5

6}, Elizabeth M MacPhie⁷, William G Dixon^{1

5}

¹ Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
² Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
³ Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁴ Pennine MSK Partnership, Integrated Care Centre, Oldham, UK.
⁵ Rheumatology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
⁶ Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
⁷ Rheumatology, Lancashire and South Cumbria, NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.

No abstract available

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