A ”patient-centred” approach is increasingly regarded as crucial for the delivery of high quality care by doctors. This paper proposes that ”patient-centred” medicine differs from the ”biomedical model” in terms of five key dimensions, each representing a particular aspect of the relationship between doctor and patient. Five conceptual dimensions are identified: biopsychosocial perspective; ”patient-as-person;” sharing power and responsibility; therapeutic alliance; and ”doctor-as-person.” Finally, the display of ”patient-centred” in the doctor-patient relationship is raised.