The “Handling” of power in the physician-patient encounter

"Based on the insights, the authors suggest that physicians learn to enact ethical patient-centered therapeutic communication through reflective, effective, and professional use of power in clinical encounters."

The “Handling” of power in the physician-patient encounter: perceptions from experienced physicians
L Nimmon, T Stenfors-Hayes
BMC Medical Education, 2016, 16:114

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At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities

"This report explores the value of people and communities at the heart of health, in support of the NHS Five Year Forward View vision to develop a new relationship with people and communities."

At the heart of health: Realising the value of people and communities
NESTA
February 2016

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Spotlight on patient centred care

"This spotlight series of articles on patient centred care explores how doctors and patients can work collaboratively to improve the way healthcare is designed and delivered so that it better meets the needs and priorities of patients."

Spotlight on patient centred care
British Medical Journal
February 2015

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Prioritising person-centred care - the evidence

"Person-centred care involves placing people at the forefront of their health and care. It ensures people retain control, helps them make informed decisions and supports a partnership between individuals, families and services." National Voices has produced these documents which contain "the evidence from 779 systematic reviews of ways to make person centred care happen."

Access the documents here.

Patient empowerment: for better quality, more sustainable health services globally

"This report highlights some of the lessons and examples from this increasingly global patient empowerment movement. The primary focus is on the role of individuals in their own healthcare, although overlap with the equally important issues of public involvement in health and empowerment in social care are recognised."

Patient empowerment: for better quality, more sustainable health services globally
All Party Parliamentary Groups on Global Health
May 2014

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Measuring what really matters

"The paper describes the principles of person-centred care and the activities that a person-centred system should undertake in different contexts."

Measuring what really matters
A Collins
The Health Foundation
April 2014

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Helping measure person-centred care

"This rapid review signposts to research about commonly used approaches and tools to help measure person-centred care. It aims to showcase the many tools available for those working in policy and practice."

Helping measure person-centred care
D de Silva
The Health Foundation
March 2014

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Access the measurement tools here.

Shared decision-making behaviours in health professionals

"'Sharing knowledge and making recommendations' was the element of shared decision-making most often observed, followed by 'clarifying the patient's values and preferences' and 'presenting evidence.'""

Shared decision-making behaviours in health professionals: a systematic review of studies based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour
P Thompson-Leduc, ML Clayman, S Turcotte, F Legare
Health Expectations: first published online 16 Feb 2014

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Involving patients in setting priorities for healthcare improvement

"Patient involvement can change priorities driving healthcare improvement at the population level."

Involving patients in setting priorities for healthcare improvement: a cluster randomized trial
A Boivin, P Lehoux, R Lacombe, J Burgers, R Grol
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:24

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NHS Right Care reading lists

NHS Right Care has updated two of their reading lists: Integrated Care and Shared Decision-Making. Access the reading lists here.

Evidence Update: Patient experience in adult NHS services

"This Evidence Update identifies new evidence that is relevant to, and may have a potential impact on NICE clinical guideline 138 (2012) Patient experience in adult nurse services."

Evidence Update: Patient experience in adult NHS services
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
February 2014

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An interprofessional shared decision-making and goal-setting decision aid for patients

"Interprofessional shared decision-making regarding priority-setting with the use of a decision aid toolkit may help prioritize care of individuals with multiple comorbid conditions."

Designing and evaluating an interprofessional shared decision-making and goal-setting decision aid for patients with diabetes in clinical care - systematic decision aid development and study protocol
CH Yu, D Stacey, J Sale, S Hall, DM Kaplan, N Ivers, J Resmovitz, FH Leung, BR Shah, SE Straus
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:16

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Patient-initiated questions: how can doctors encourage them and improve the consultation process?

"This study highlights the importance of careful explanation of diagnostic evidence as a factor contributing to increased patient involvement."

Patient-initiated questions: how can doctors encourage them and improve the consultation process? A qualitative study
GM Murtagh, L Furber, AL Thomas
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003112

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Health literacy and health information producers

"Health literacy is broadly about an individual’s ability to make sound health decisions in the context of everyday life and as such, it is an important aspect of their capacity to manage their health and care."

Health literacy and health information producers: report of the findings of a UK wide survey of information producers and providers
Patient Information Forum
October 2013

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Implementing shared decision-making

"Normalizing shared decision making requires intensive work to ensure teams have a shared understanding of the purpose of involving patients in decisions, and undergo the attitudinal shifts that many health professionals feel are required when comprehension goes beyond initial interpretations."

Patchy 'coherence': using normalization process theory to evaluate a multi-faceted shared decision making implementation program (MAGIC)
A Lloyd, N Joseph-Williams, A Edwards, A Rix, G Elwyn
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:102

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Primary care: our first line of defence

"The evidence shows that good access to primary care can help us live longer, feel better, and avoid disability and long absences from work."

Primary care: our first line of defence
Health Reform and You Brief
The Commonwealth Fund
June 2013

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Your health – your decision

"The aim of this publication is to spread the learning and the results from the AQuA workstream of the National QIPP Right Care Shared Decision Making Programme and to complement the wide range of resources that have been developed to support the continued embedding of Shared Decision Making so that more patients can benefit."

Your health – your decision
Advancing Quality Alliance Workstream, National Shared Decision-Making Programme
May 2013

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Making the case for information

"The evidence for investing in high quality health information for patients and the public."

Making the case for information
Patient Information Forum
May 2013

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The MAGIC programme: evaluation

"An independent evaluation of the MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration) improvement programme."

The MAGIC programme: evaluation
The Health Foundation
April 2013

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Implementing shared decision-making

"Clinical teams’ experiences of implementing shared decision making as part of the MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration) programme."

Implementing shared decision-making
The Health Foundation
April 2013

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