Patient Experience & Engagement

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (862+ words) Invisible forces surround us all the time. The Earth’s magnetic field bathes every living organism on the planet, while human-made magnetic fields emanate from power lines, household appliances, medical imaging devices, and an ever-expanding fleet of electronic gadgets....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (600+ words) The medication didn’t work.” Nearly every clinician who manages chronic disease has heard some version of this statement. Sometimes treatment truly fails. Sometimes disease progresses despite appropriate therapy. But often the issue is more subtle: a gap between what the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) Patients have reported high levels of confidence and trust in their hospital care. A national inpatient survey carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveals strong satisfaction among patients at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), with more than…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (901+ words) The sector has the clinical capacity to respond. But growth on that scale puts pressure on everything around the consultation: finding the right clinician, booking an appointment, sharing records, receiving prescriptions and settling invoices without unnecessary friction. Each one of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (113+ words) Now in its fifth year, the MM+M Media Summit 2026 brings together trailblazers from across health media and pharma marketing for a full day of provocative, future-proofing strategy sessions. Join Emily Welker as she explores how changing audience behavior, AI…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (257+ words) Beneath the progressive rhetoric extolling the virtues of patient partnership in health research lies an uncomfortable truth: patient partnership is largely unpaid volunteer work. The expectation that patients contribute their expertise, time and often their trauma without compensation reflects a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (848+ words) Emergency departments are often treated as the unavoidable front line of cancer care, but a new qualitative study suggests that many emergency visits during treatment begin long before a patient reaches a hospital door....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (312+ words) “We join many around the world in mourning the passing of Dr. Harold Freeman, a visionary whose courage, compassion, and determination transformed cancer care. In the late 1980s, Dr. Freeman recognized that for many patients, access to care was shaped by…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) Aug 25, 2026, 09:00 ET Now in its fifth year, PatientPoint's annual Patient Confidence Index explores how patients are navigating today's healthcare landscape, from trust in their providers to growing concerns about the healthcare system and the evolving role of AI. This year's…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (302+ words) One of the strongest reasons patients consider flexible healthcare is convenience. Traditional appointment systems may not always fit comfortably around working hours, childcare, commuting, or other obligations. Flexible services can offer appointment times that better correspond with everyday routines. Timely…...