Consultation response: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me
This document sets out our thoughts on the Department of Health’s consultation: Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me
In this response we highlight two pieces of our recent research:
Making shared decision-making a reality: no decision about me, without me (Coulter and Collins 2012) produced a clear definition of shared decision-making and outlined what steps need to be taken to implement it.
Patients’ preferences matter: stop the silent misdiagnosis (Mulley et al 2012) highlighted how ‘silent misdiagnosis’ arises when doctors fail to consult patients about what care they would actually like. Its implications for both better patient care and better use of NHS resources are significant.
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Listening to people and communities – the change we need
How can the health and care system better listen to and engage with people and communities to bring about meaningful change? Join our virtual conference in December to find out.
Public satisfaction with the NHS slumps to new record low
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Public satisfaction with the NHS – what do the findings from the 2023 British Social Attitudes survey tell us?
The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey assesses public mood about the NHS. The 2023 results reveal record low levels of satisfaction with the NHS.
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Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2023
Overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 24% – a 5 percentage point decrease from 2022. This is the lowest level of public satisfaction recorded since the British Social Attitudes (BSA)...