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Other tools and resources
This resource includes Menu of Measures directory and Measuring Success support guide.
Academic / research papers
Published in the NIHR Journals Library and featuring research commissioned by HS&DR, this study involved a rapid, systematic overview of the evidence on self-management support in people with 14 diverse, exemplar long term conditions. It is the most comprehensive, systematic study of the area to date.
Other tools and resources
The teams in Cardiff and Newcastle working on the Health Foundation’s MAGIC programme developed a series of tools to help them understand the progress they had made in implementing shared decision making, the challenges and some of the approaches to overcoming these.
This resource contains five tools designed to help individuals and teams measure their progress and understand the challenges and successes.
Other tools and resources
The Talking Points Person Outcomes Framework is an evidence based framework comprising the views of people living in the community who use care services about what is important to them in life and the impact of health and social care services on outcomes. This report considers the reporting and use of personal outcomes information in the context of self-management support and the applicability of the framework within different care contexts and at different levels of decision making.
Tools for managers
The Ask 3 Questions campaign is designed to encourage patients to ask questions and play a more active role in decisions about their treatment and care. There are posters and leaflets and other materials which can be displayed to encourage and support people.
This audit tool provides a simple checklist to help services assess how well they are promoting materials that encourage people to Ask 3 Questions.
Other tools and resources
The LTC6 Questionnaire asks patients with a long term condition about their healthcare over the last 12 months. It includes questions about involvement in decision- making, although the focus is on self-management. The measure can be used to drive improvements at both the population and provider level.
Tools for managers
This interview template was developed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as part of its work on the Health Foundations Co-creating Health Programme. It sets out guidance and questions for semi-structured interviews with patients to understand how well supported they have felt in setting their own health goals and trying to achieve them.
Case studies
This one-page case study describes work in Cardiff, as part of the Health Foundation's MAGIC programme, using the Most Significant Change technique to understand the impact of shared decision making locally.
Case studies
This case study describes work by the Cardiff team working on the Health Foundation's MAGIC programme to develop a survey that would measure the patient's experience of shared decision making.
Other tools and resources
This brief survey is designed to get the health professionals’ views on how much they have involved their patient in decisions about their care and treatment.