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This introductory chapter has set the scene in relation to our current global context, showing the relevance of PD to practitioners individually, collectively and interprofessionally as well as health and social care systems globally. The preceding 13 years have seen much expansion in its evidence base and growing impact, with consistent focus on its values and key concepts. The chapters that follow illustrate how PD achieves its impact, the concepts vital to its methodology and the theoretical insights that account for this.