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For patients and carers

Being a partner in my care toolkit is your personal guide for working together with your healthcare team. This means you are at the centre of your care.

Share with your healthcare team what matters most to you. Write what matters to you in the “What matters to me?” form.

Talk to your healthcare team about your choices for care, medicine, or treatment. Ask about the good parts (benefits), the bad parts (risks), other ways to help you (alternatives), and what might happen if you choose not to have any treatment.

For healthcare team

Being a partner in my care toolkit helps you work with patients and carers to make decisions together about treatment or medicine.

This toolkit helps you learn what your patient values, needs, and their health goals. Their answers in the forms give you a starting point for good conversations. This means you can give the right advice and make care plans that fit their needs.

You can use and share decision aids with your patients so they can access helpful information that has been chosen from trusted sources and local support. They are listed under Guides for you and your health professional to make choices about your care.

This toolkit helps you build a strong partnership with your patient, by understanding them as a whole person and supporting their wellbeing.