Making Shared Decision-Making a Reality: No Decision about Me, Without Me

ISBN-10
1857176243
ISBN-13
9781857176247
Category
Medical care
Pages
56
Language
English
Published
2011-07
Authors
Angela Coulter, England), Alf Collins

Description

This report clarifies what is meant by 'shared decision-making' and identifies the skills and resources needed to implement it. It outlines the actions needed to make this vision a reality. It also suggests that tools that help patients make decisions are just as important as guidelines for clinicians.

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