Mike Stone, chairman of the Patients' Association, told BBC News Online that communication had to improve.

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Mike Stone, director of the Patients Association, said he was "delighted" by the GMC decision.

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However, Mike Stone, the chairman of the UK Patients' Association said that assertive patients were to be welcomed.

BBC: 'Pushy patients' get unfair advantage

Mike Stone, from the Patients Association, said that root-and-branch reform was needed.

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Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute director Prof Mike Stratton said the results were "remarkable" and would "stand as a foundation stone for human biology for many years".

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