Personalised care
Maximise your independence, understand your choices, control your health care experience and focus on what matters to you.
Knowing what matters to you also helps our doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals (HPCs) work out the best treatment for you.
For more information and tools to help you with this see below or visit the the personalised care section of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board.
Completing an About Me form and taking it to your appointment will help your healthcare professional, and you, to make treatment decisions which are best for you.
You can download the form from the Nottingham Integrated Care Board website.
Alternatively Complete the form on the Patients Know Best (PKB) website. This is a single place for all your health information and is connected to the NHS App so it will be stored for future appointments.
Knowing what matters to you helps our doctors, nurses and other
healthcare professionals (HCPs) work out the best treatment options for you.
The OK to Ask campaign helps you think about your choices and ask questions, such as:
- What are all my options?
- What are the benefits and risks of each option?
- How will each option affect what is important to me?
- Are there any alternatives?
- What happens if I decide to do nothing?
For more information and to download the OK to Ask patient information sheet visit the NHS Inform website.
You can also have a look at the decision support tools further down the page.
The NHS App can allow you to access a range of NHS services including ordering repeat prescriptions, viewing you health records and booking appointments.
To find our more and download the App visit the NHS App website.
You can also access the same services in a web browser by logging in through the NHS website.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are encouraging all patients to use the NHS App to securely access their personal health record.
Working with the NHS-approved platform, Patient Knows Best (PKB), you can access a range of hospital information.
Within our service, we use the NHS App and PKB to:
- Access a library of self-help information whilst you are waiting for a referral
- Access and add to your B-Fit Digital Care Plan (if invited).
We recommend you register for the NHS App and PKB prior to your appointment with us.
For more details on how to register for the NHS App and PKB, please visit our NHS app page.
These NHS England information booklets can help inform you about your treatment options for some common health conditions like knee and hip arthritis.
There are some similar support tools from versus arthritis, which cover other conditions such as back and shoulder pain.
The Virtual Carer's Roadshow
Have a look at these online videos, which act as a 'market store'. They offer free, varied support for all unpaid carers, patients, family and friends who need information about local support organisations.
