Emma Doble joined the BMJ in 2018 and is the patient and public strategy editor, leading on the patient and public partnership work across the BMJ. At the age of 4, Emma was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes which she struggled to manage growing up. She set up and developed a number of projects to initiate peer support for young people with type 1 to help others manage and cope with their condition. Her interest in patient partnership began when she began working with her local diabetes team to review, and redesign, the diabetes service whilst completing her MSc in Health Psychology. Emma has also worked with many other organisations on patient partnership including Cochrane UK, JDRF, Diabetes Scotland and the Scottish Government.