However, the loss of provider autonomy is likely to come at a significant cost: in prioritizing adherence to guidelines rather than dedication to patients, we risk losing the vital connection between patient and provider, risk losing the fundamental trust a patient deserves to have (and traditionally has placed) in a provider.
Sheila Ghelani, the star of Nurse Knows Best - which involves the audience member being put to bed and treated as a patient, says she can get a "beautiful connection" with her audience of one.