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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Making shared decision-making a reality: No decision about me, without me



The paper outlines the importance of communication skills and sets out how clinicians might approach consultations to arrive at shared decisions. It also suggests that tools that help patients in making decisions are just as important as guidelines for clinicians. In England the government wants to place patients’ needs, wishes and preferences at the heart of clinical decision-making. The 56 page paper from the Kings Fund, is available to download here.

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