The Perioperative Care Framework encompasses the patient journey from contemplation of surgery through to optimal outcome. This framework has been designed to be a practical resource for those developing a perioperative medicine service.
U2M11:Considerations for communicating operative expectations and shared decision making
Discusses the considerations for communicating operative expectations and shared decision making in perioperative medicine practice
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Better Care in My Hands: A Review of How People are Involved in Their Care by
People’s right to being involved in their own care is enshrined in law in the fundamental standards of care. It is an essential part of person-centred care and leads to better and often more cost effective outcomes.
This report is based on newly analysed evidence from our national reports and inspection findings, as well as national patient surveys and a literature review. It identifies what enables people and their families to work in partnership with health and social care staff and illustrates this with good practice examples from our inspection findings.
Health Literacy Toolkit, 2e by
This 2023 second edition of the Health Literacy Toolkit opens with a general introduction to health literacy and digital health literacy. The main focus of the document is a review of tools and techniques that are freely available.
The principal tools and techniques are listed below, with links where these are specific tools on external websites, rather than wider techniques. Different aspects of health literacy, such as ‘Spoken Communication’, are included in the full toolkit as context for using the tools
Making Shared Decision-Making a Reality: No Decision About Me, Without Me by
Shared decision-making is a process in which clinicians and patients work together to select tests, treatments, management or support packages, based on clinical evidence and the patient’s informed preferences. It involves the provision of evidence-based information about options, outcomes and uncertainties, together with decision support counselling and a system for recording and implementing patients’ informed preferences. The government wants shared decision-making to become the norm in the NHS, but there is confusion about why it is important, what it involves and what the implications might be for patients, clinicians and the wider health service. This report clarifies the concept and outlines the actions needed to make the aspiration a reality.
Shared Decision: Making Summary Guide by
The Shared Decision-Making Summary Guide is intended for people leading local implementation of shared decision making. It enables:
- Increased understanding of what good shared decision-making looks like and how it ensures that we commission and provide systems and services that informed individuals want
- Commissioning of local shared decision-making initiatives and embedding them in care pathways
- Providers to have better conversations with people using services, thereby supporting them to make more informed choices based on their personal values and preferences and what is known of the risks, benefits and consequences of the options available to them.
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