An independent evaluation of the MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration) improvement programme.
Key points:
- While there are challenges to making shared decision-making a reality, and it can be hard and slow to do, shared decision-making can create positive change within health systems and individual patients.
- It takes time to create culture change and to embed across a system.
- Starting small can support successful implementation – starting with a particular patient group or clinical specialism and then expanding when you are more confident with what you are doing.