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. 2017 Apr 18:357:j1744.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j1744.

Implementing shared decision making in the NHS: lessons from the MAGIC programme

Natalie Joseph-Williams  1 , Amy Lloyd  2 , Adrian Edwards  3 , Lynne Stobbart  4 , David Tomson  5   5 , Sheila Macphail  6 , Carole Dodd  7 , Kate Brain  3 , Glyn Elwyn  7 , Richard Thomson  4
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Implementing shared decision making in the NHS: lessons from the MAGIC programme

Natalie Joseph-Williams et al. BMJ. .

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Abstract

Shared decision making requires a shift in attitudes at all levels but can become part of routine practice with the right support, say Natalie Joseph-Williams and colleagues

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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests. AE reports personal fees outside the submitted work, for the delivery of shared decision making training to clinicians in primary care organisations in England and Wales. He has also received royalties for editing Shared Decision Making in Healthcare: Achieving Evidence Based Patient Choice (Oxford University Press). GE reports personal fees outside the submitted work from Emmi Solutions, National Quality Forum, and Washington State Health Department. He has also received royalties for editing Shared Decision Making in Healthcare: Achieving Evidence Based Patient Choice (Oxford University Press) and Groups (Radcliffe Press). GE initiated and led the Option Grid Collaborative, which produces and publishes patient knowledge tools (http://optiongrid.org/). He has been a member of teams that have developed measures of shared decision making and care integration. These tools and measures are published and are available for use. For further information see http://www.glynelwyn.com/. DT reports personal fees outside the submitted work for the delivery of lectures on shared decision making to professionals, funded by TEVA, and from workshops and seminars on shared decision making to various organisations in the north east of England.

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Fig 1 Shared decision making model for clinical practice
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Fig 2 Summary of key factors influencing implementation of shared decision making (SDM). (QOF=Quality and Outcomes Framework)
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