Week No 14 | 27/03/2019

Taking back control!

It's sobering, but many people spend longer researching their holidays or selecting what car they're planning to buy than they do before making decisions about their health. If you've grown up in the Western world, you've no doubt been conditioned from an early age to see your doctor as a bit of a 'god', they who must be trusted and obeyed. But times are changing. Should you really be placing such a burden of responsibility on your GP/consultant or are there better ways of doing this, such as through 'shared decision-making' or more informed choice, whether it's for us or our dependents?

This week both our pieces are. intended for all you 'health creators' out there who are actively participating in your own health journey - or who'd like to start. Our lead article looks at the concept and role of informed choice in healthcare. We hope it gives you some food for thought and sows the seeds of an idea that you can actually retain control over your healthcare decisions. Sometimes I think the terms 'informed choice' and 'informed consent' repel people in their formality. Really it just means that you deserve to be given all the information necessary for making a balanced, informed decision, with or without input from your health professional. Hopefully, it'll mean that you'll devote more time to research before saying yes to healthcare decisions, much as you would before deciding on and paying for a holiday.

Our second piece features a video from ANH's founder, Rob Verkerk. It's the first in a series we'll be doing to explain what our Blueprint for Health System Sustainability really means for you and why we're so passionate about it. This short video, along with a transcript, talks about creating a universal language around healthcare so we can understand each other in order to make better informed decisions.

In health naturally, sustainably and properly informed

Meleni Aldridge

Executive coordinator

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