This document discusses partnership between patients, the public, and healthcare professionals and scientists. It argues that true partnership requires equal participation from all parties in planning and delivering healthcare. The future patient will be more informed about their health through technology, will manage their own care through access to online records and test results, and will have more choices. Healthcare scientists can partner with patients by making complex medical data understandable and by codesigning new models of integrated care delivery. Examples of current partnership initiatives include PatientView, which allows patients to access test results online, and a patient-held record developed together for thalassemia patients. Moving forward will require embracing new roles for healthcare scientists that leverage their skills and involving all stakeholders in redesigning healthcare systems