Shared decision-making
Shared decision-making ensures that individuals are supported to make decisions that are right for them. It is a collaborative process through which a clinician supports a patient to reach a decision about their treatment.
The conversation brings together:
- the clinician’s expertise, such as treatment options, evidence, risks and benefits
- what the patient knows best: their preferences, personal circumstances, goals, values and beliefs.
Shared decision making is a key component of universal personalised care.
A summary guide has been developed for people and organisations leading local implementation of shared decision-making.
If you have questions about shared decision making, please email england.shareddecisionmaking@nhs.net