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Patient UK

Patient UK is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Patient UK rather than just read about it. In short: Patient is a subsidiary of Navigate Health. First launching in 1996 as a directory of UK websites providing health related information, the company now provides digital healthcare products to the public in the form of Patient.info.

Key takeaways

Patient UK belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Patient UK to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Patient UK from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Patient is a subsidiary of Navigate Health. First launching in 1996 as a directory of UK websites providing health related information, the company now provides digital healthcare products to the public in the form of Patient.info.

Patient.info Patient.info is an online resource providing information on health, lifestyle, disease and other medical related topics. The website's aim is to provide members of the public with up-to-date information on health related topics in the form of comprehensive leaflets (which can be read online or printed), blogs, wellbeing advice and videos. Leaflets are compiled and reviewed by qualified medical practitioners with several years of experience in the medical profession. Users also have access to a symptom checker where they may attempt to self-diagnose any health condition they may have. As well as these resources, there is also a community forum to discuss any health topics with other users of the website, however healthcare professionals do not actively review this section. Another section of the website contains articles and content geared towards medical professionals. These professional articles are typically written in a more technical manner, going into more specific detail and using more industry-specific language and jargon. There is also a paid-for service called Patient Pro, where users may pay a monthly subscription fee in order to gain access to enhanced site capability. Information on Patient.info is updated to keep abreast of the latest medical evidence, with each leaflet reviewed every two years or earlier when necessary (whichever comes first). In 2013, the site appeared in a "Top 50 websites" feature published in The Times. In 2025, the site was acquired by Navigate Health. In June 2025,Which named Patient.info as one of the trusted health websites that GPs recommend. The independent consumer champion said: "if you want to find out more info about a condition or check health symptoms, Patient.info is one of the trusted sources of medical info the GPs we spoke to recommend.Patient.info is a comprehensive site which offers user-friendly advice and information on conditions, medications, and procedures - all approved by clinicians."

Awards

Patient claims to have won several awards for its content over several years from different award bodies.

Which Joint Top Health Website - November 2010 BMA Highly Commended Resource Award - BMA Patient Information Awards 2012 The Times Top Health Website - January 2013 Website of the Year Awards 2014 - Best Health Website - November 2014 Medilink Yorkshire and Humber Healthcare Business Awards 2013 - Harrison Goddard Innovation Award for Patient Access app - March 2014

References

External links patient.info

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Patient UK

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Patient UK claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Patient UK before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Patient UK ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Patient UK

In research: Patient UK appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Patient UK in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Patient UK is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics British medical websites, British organisations established in 1997, Internet properties established in 1997, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Patient UK outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Patient UK in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Patient UK means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Patient UK out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Patient UK in simple terms?

Why does Patient UK matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Patient UK?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Patient UK.