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

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.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Solomon, Josie ; Knapp, Peter ; Raynor, D.K. ; Atkin, Karl
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 112.2013, 3, p. 264-272
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Prescribing \| Guideline \| Decision \| Trust \| Mixed method \| Adherence

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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