Pharmacist, Jonathan Underhill is a consultant clinical advisor for the Medicines Optimisations team at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). His work is focussed on evidence-based medicine but, as he explains, this is more than simply telling people what to do. One of the particular focuses of Jonathan’s work is the process known as ‘shared decision making’ between the clinician and the patient and he’s interested in how you involve a person in choices and decisions about their own healthcare.
Jonathan outlines some of the reasons NICE was originally set up – to reduce uncertainty and variation in prescribing – and with Louise, he evaluates whether this has been the outcome 6 years down the line, after the release of the NICE guidelines on menopause diagnosis and management.
Jonathan’s tips for shared decision making as a patient:
And for healthcare professionals:
The NICE guidelines on menopause can be read in full here and more about shared decision making can be found here.
If you are a healthcare professional, the following link offers 4 hours of free online learning in shared decision making from NICE and Keele University:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng197/resources/shared-decision-making-learning-package-9142488109
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059 - PMS and the Menopause - Dr Hannah Short and Dr Louise Newson
058 - Changing the Perception Around HRT - Davina Mccall & Dr Louise Newson
057 - The Irish Menopause - Sallyanne Brady, Claire Peel & Dr Louise Newson
056 - ’balance’ Menopause App - Jane Oglesby & Dr Louise Newson
055 - Exercise & the Menopause - Janette Cardy & Dr Louise Newson
054 - The Basics About HRT - Dr Rebecca Lewis & Dr Louise Newson
053 - The costs of the menopause - Professor Philip Sarrel & Dr Louise Newson
052 - The Benefits of Body Identical Progesterone - Professor James Simon & Dr Louise Newson
051 - Breast Cancer & Menopause - Dr Tony Branson & Dr Louise Newson
050 - Empowering Women to Receive the Right Menopause Advice - Liz Earle MBE & Dr Louise Newson
049 - Anti-ageing, Hormones & Healthy Living - John Stirling & Dr Louise Newson
048 - Newson Health in the North - Dr Zoe Hodson & Dr Louise Newson
047 - Fermented Foods & Gut Health - Emma Ellice-Flint & Dr Louise Newson
046 - Menopause Education for Nurses - Mandy Garland, Sharon Hartmann & Dr Louise Newson
045 - Menopause Yoga - Petra Coveney & Dr Louise Newson
044 - Gransnet & the Menopause - Cari Rosen & Dr Louise Newson
043 - Changing the Language Around Menopause and Midlife - Lorraine Candy & Dr Louise Newson
042 - The Big M - Kate Irvine & Dr Louise Newson
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