"A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users." ― Patricia Hewitt Topic(s): Health More From Patricia Hewitt "People are not perfect… very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but they’ve had to work through them. So the challenge to us is to work through that." "As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation." "I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week… First things first – that is, values and people here in their local communities, and remembering all politics is local, and trusting people more." More In Health "All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions."― John Locke "During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development."― Gro Harlem Brundtland "Make health care a right, not a privilege."― Ed Pastor