Person-centred care means understanding what is important for the individual as a person, not just a patient with a condition. This understanding facilitates discussions and shared decisions about personalised care planning and management.The RCP is committed to promoting person-centred care in practice. By bringing together both patients and doctors, the RCP aims to provide support and practical guidance to doctors to help improve and embed person-centred care. It is a core component of the RCP Quality Improvement  programme, which aims to provide doctors with practical support to develop and provide safe, timely, evidence-based, efficient and patient-centred care.