We want to gain the public’s trust, but are we listening to them?

In his response to the editorial by Freer and Godlee on judging the benefits and harms of medicines, Robinson effectively says that we can only gain the trust of the public if we listen to them. 1 2 We could not agree more. Competing interests: PJG raised a petition with the Scottish parliament to consider introducing a Sunshine Act for Scotland: http://www.parliament.scot/GettingInvolved/Petitions/sunshineact 1 Freer J, Godlee F. Judging the benefits and harms of medicines.