Worlds apart? An exploration of prescribing and medicine-taking decisions by patients, GPs and local policy makers

Josie Solomon, Peter Knapp, D.K. Raynor and Karl Atkin

Health Policy, 2013, vol. 112, issue 3, 264-272

Abstract: Current healthcare policy in the UK has been shaped by two major forces; increasing accountability to evidence-based standards and increasing patient involvement. Shared decision-making brings the patient into prescribing decisions, and guidelines introduce a third decision-maker, the policy maker, into the doctor–patient consultation. This study explored the decision-making processes used by patients and GPs in comparison to local policy makers.

Keywords: Prescribing; Guideline; Decision; Trust; Mixed method; Adherence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.08.004

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