LONG TERM CONDITIONS – Deciding what to do

Decision support tools

Decision support tools, also called patient decision aids, support shared decision making by making treatment, care and support options explicit. They provide evidence-based information about the associated benefits/harms and help patients to consider what matters most to them in relation to the possible outcomes, including doing nothing.

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Cardiovascular

Atrial fibrillation: making a decision about further treatment for atrial fibrillation

Medical

• • • Bipolar disorder: is valproate the right treatment for me
    • Epilepsy: is valproate the right epilepsy treatment for me

Ophthalmology

• • • Cataracts: making a decision about cataracts
    • Open-angle glaucoma: making a decision about open-angle glaucoma
    • Wet age-related macular degeneration: making a decision about wet age-related macular degeneration

Orthopedics

• • • Dupuytren’s contracture: making a decision about Dupuytren’s contracture
    • Carpal tunnel syndrome: making a decision about carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Hip osteoarthritis: making a decision about hip osteoarthritis
    • Knee osteoarthritis: making a decision about knee osteoarthritis

Surgery

• • • Gallstones: making a decision about gallstones
    • Inguinal hernia: making a decision about inguinal hernia
    • Prostate: making a decision about enlarged prostate (BPE)
    • Tonsillitis: making a decision about recurrent tonsillitis in children and adults
    • Varicose veins: making a decision about treatment for varicose veins

Women’s health

• • • Heavy periods: making a decision about managing heavy periods

Type 1 Diabetes

• • • NHS England » Decision support tool: making a decision about managing type 1 diabetes