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Realistic medicine in Lanarkshire |
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NHS Lanarkshire is inviting residents to attend two events to discuss what realistic medicine means to them.
In 2017 the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr. Catherine Calderwood, published her second annual report, Realising Realistic Medicine, which set out the vision for a realistic medicine approach to be adopted by all healthcare staff by 2025.
Realistic medicine ‘puts the person receiving health and social care at the centre of decisions made about their care’, encouraging health and care staff to provide care that fits the individual needs and situations of each patient.
Nursing, pharmacy, and social work staff are expected to adhere to the realistic medicine approach, alongside counsellors, physios and doctors.
NHS Lanarkshire will hold two events where people can find out more about how realistic medicine is being delivered in Lanarkshire and also give their views about what is important to them.
The first event will take place on Tuesday 5th March in Hamilton and the second on Tuesday 12th in Coatbridge.
Clinical lead for realistic medicine in Lanarkshire, Dr Babu Mukhopadhyay, said:
“Realistic medicine is about moving away from health professionals deciding what treatment is best for patients.
“We want to work with patients to identify what matters personally to them. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all treatment for every patient and by discussing what works or doesn’t work for patients we can hopefully reduce harmful and wasteful care.” |
