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Summary
This case highlights the therapeutic value of valuing our patients as people. It starts with a common challenge we can all face as doctors both in primary and in secondary care. It is the challenge of facing a situation where both patient and doctor are ‘stuck’ where no progress is being made in patient care. A different approach was made to the situation and both patient and doctor could move on. It highlights an issue that is relevant for ‘stuck’ patients and all of our patients.
- general practice / family medicine
- ethics
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Funding The author has not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Author note This article highlights the importance of valuing patients because it is good practice and because it can significantly change patient outcomes. I am the sole author of this manuscript.