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The desk aids are decision aids which can be used in the consultation. They offer 'bite' size pieces of information, access to downloadable leaflets and useful links that you might want access to during your discussion with a patient. With this in mind the desk aid has been designed for you to share the screen with your patient. When you click on the desk aid screen you will be offered options to review different conditions. The screen is then populated by icons which will guide you through to different areas of information. The text for each icon can be seen using your cursor to hover over the icon and then pressing down the space bar. The format is similar for each desk aid. Information is presented for either the doctor or the patient. There is a facility to print off text for patients. The desk aids may be downloaded to your desk top or viewed on line. If you need any help with these tools please contact hww@cf.ac.uk
Common Health Complaints
This desk aid has been designed to help in the management of patients who present with musculoskeletal or mental health problems, providing key information for use during consultations. An additional feature of this desk aid is to provide information around work and health to help practitioners promote a clear and consistent message and facilitate shared decision making about return to work and rehabilitation.
Welsh Backs
This desk aid has been designed specifically to focus on acute mechanical low back pain and it's management with particular reference to keeping active.
Work and Health
This desk aid specifically focuses on work and health and provides more detailed information about the management of long term worklessness. It provides links to government initiatives and helps practitioners promote a clear and consistent message to the long term workless and to facilitate shared decision making about return to work and rehabilitation.