The framework has been used to create an option grid for people deciding whether to have a joint replacement. The aim is to create decision support resources that everyone can understand.
Evidence shows between 43% and 61% of working age adults in England do not have adequate skills to enable them to understand and use health and wellbeing information.This leave millions of people excluded from making informed decisions about their health.
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