Our independent medicine safety advice always ensures that consumers/patients/public are more than bystanders.
It’s no longer appropriate to take a hierarchical ‘doctor knows best’ view of healthcare. The reality is that people are often better informed than professionals about their medical conditions.
Only those suffering from an illness can describe exactly what it is like for them, and what they need. To help in the delivery of appropriate and effective healthcare we draw heavily of the great work of organisations such as the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; NHS Improving Quality; the King’s Fund and Centre for Creative Leadership.
We support professionals in evidence based practice, effective consultation and communication and shared decision making. We aim to ensure people have every opportunity to be fully involved in their healthcare through active involvement and listening to what matters to them, and through signposting to trusted information sources.
Our work aims to eliminate all unnecessary jargon. Here’s an example of how the term ‘medicines optimisations’ is explained:http://www.carerightnow.co.uk/medicines-optimisation-what-does-this-mean-jargon-buster-1/