Useful Documents
NICE Guidance
SDM embedded in Patient experience guidance issued in Feb 2012
The Health Foundation
Implementing shared decision making in the UK. A report for the Health Foundation.Angela Coulter, PhD.
Implementing Shared decision making: A MAGIC view: Dave Tomson.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: Ask 3 Questions
Ask 3 questions: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board –
Ask 3 question has now been adopted as a key tool for engaging the public and supporting a culture change. It was launched on 6th September 2012 and the supporting materials available to download can be found here.
Presentation on Shared Decision Making in the NHS: Sue Kennedy, National Shared Decision Making Programme Manager –
The Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) which is a North West membership improvement body for health and social care, launched its ‘Ask 3 Questions’ campaign on 6th September 2012 as part of its national Shared Decision Making (SDM) collaborative.
The latest Ask 3 questions poster to download:-
The latest Ask 3 question leaflet to download:-
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber – Shared Decision making resources for commissioners, practitioners and teams
Three resources outline the principles of shared decision making to practitioners, teams and commissioners. These are simple, easy to follow and cover the basics for any interested groups or individual in learning more about shared decision making and wanting to put this approach into practice. A fourth resource for patients is being planned for later in 2012.
Shared Decision Making; Getting Started…A guide for primary care and community teams, is a detailed reference for clinical commissioning and for training purposes.
Shared Decision Making; Getting Started…A short guide for practitioners, is a reminder of the purpose, principles and practice from the above resource.
Shared Decision Making; A resource for commissioners, is a high level guide to take commissioners through the key areas that they need to consider when supporting a shared decision making approach locally.
Healthtalkonline
A patient focused web site with material on shared decision making, developed by DipEX and the University of Oxford, supported by Thames Valley HIEC, can be found on:
The MAGIC programme
- Implement Shared decision making: A MAGIC view by Dave Tomson
- Snapshot – Making good decisions in collaboration (Shared decision making as part of everyday practice)
The following presentation developed by the MAGIC team provides and overview of Shared Decision Making and information and guidance on the use of BDAs:-
The following presentations are from a SDM event run by Professor Glynn Elwyn, from Cardiff University, and colleagues, to support the implementation of SDM within clinical teams:-
- Prepare To Share – 8th November 2011
- Successful interventions from MAGIC: Andrew Rix
- Introduction to Workshop 1
- Introduction to Workshop 2
The MAGIC programme: evaluation
The Health Foundation’s MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration)programme aims to support clinical teams in primary and secondary care to embed shared decision making with patients in their everyday practice. This independent evaluation by the Office for Public Management (OPM) covers the first phase of the programme.

South Norfolk Healthcare
South Norfolk Healthcare: Shared Decision Making:-
South Norfolk Healthcare: Patient Decision Aids –
London Deanery
NHS North West
Supporting Shared Decision-Making – A PATHFINDER PROJECT FOR NHS NORTH WEST (JOAN WALSH AND DANIELLE SWAIN – PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE – AUGUST 2011)
NHS North West powerpoint presentation on shared decision making from March 2012
NHS North East
Shared Decison Making in the North East – Dr Kerry Joyce, Senior Research Associate (Newcastle University)