Realistic Medicine focuses on delivering healthcare that people value, ensuring they receive the right care at the right time. It emphasises patient involvement in healthcare decisions. A brief video introduction to Realistic Medicine can be found via the link here.

The six main ideas of Realistic Medicine are: 

Health professionals treat each person based on what they need and their unique situation.

Patients and healthcare professionals decide together on the best treatment.

Focussing on treatments that help and avoid ones that don’t, so patients stay safe.

No matter where you go for treatment, you should be provided with good care.

Help people understand and manage any risks involved.

Look for new ways to make healthcare better for everyone

These main ideas support Value Based Health and Care. The Scottish Government has created a plan to make healthcare better for everyone. They want to help health professionals give care that people really value.

The Value-Based Health and Care Action Plan has 13 important actions to help health professionals learn better ways to care for people and to improve tools to check if it is working well for patients. There’s also a short video about it via the link here.

To find out more about what’s happening locally, please visit https://www.nhsgrampian.org/your-health/realistic-medicine/