Shared Decision Making

Shared Decision Making (SDM) is a process whereby patients, carers and healthcare professionals make decisions together.

We do this to help deliver more effective health services, personalise care and deliver better outcomes for patients.

Making decisions together helps to ensure that tests and treatments are jointly chosen based on evidence and what matters to the person, their individual goals, preferences, beliefs and values.  It also helps patients understand the risks, benefits and possible consequences of different options, through discussion and information sharing.

Why not learn more about Shared Decision Making – what it is and how it works.

Watch our video and access other HSC resources below.

Resources

Shared Decision Making – You and I Together (Leaflet in PDF)
NICE Guidelines
Engage involvement resources
Patient Decision Aids