Patient and Carer Information
This section explains the principles of the Care Planning approach to consultations from the perspective of the Patient and the Healthcare Professional.
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INFORMATION GATHERING How am I feeling? How is my body doing? |
Patients will receive an appointment to attend a “one stop clinic”.
Included with the appointment will be a booklet “my care plan”.
Section A is a self assessment form “how am I feeling?” which should be completed prior to the appointment (help can be given on the day).
At this appointment a technician will perform all of the annual tests including blood, urine, blood pressure, weight, and foot check. They will complete Section B “how is my body doing?”
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INFORMATION SHARING How am I? |
Section A (how am I feeling?) and the results from section B (how is my body doing?) are shared with the patient in a traffic light formation; red being of concern, green being satisfactory and amber in between. From these the patient should be able to compare previous years' results and begin to complete Section C 'how am I?'. This will allow patients to begin to plan what they can do, what others can do and what they need to know to change. |
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CONSULTATION AND JOINT DECISION MAKING
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The patient will then book a care planning appointment with a health care professional (nurse or doctor) to discuss the findings of Section A and B and their thoughts on Section C | |
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AGREED AND SHARED CARE PLAN So what now? |
From this discussion, an action plan will be produced which outlines what needs doing and how, and who is responsible for what - Section D 'so what now?' |
The complete 'My Care Plan for Diabetes' booklet can be downloaded from this page