Patient decision aids information

Patient decision aids (PDAs) help people decide on healthcare options. They provide evidence-based information on the options available, along with likely outcomes, benefits, harms and uncertainties.

They should be used to inform conversations between a person and their healthcare professional, supporting them to make informed choices in line with their personal values and preferences.

Our process guide outlines how we develop our PDAs.

See our PDAs (PDFs only) on:

Choosing between medical or surgical abortion from 14 weeks up to 24 weeks.
Choosing between medical or surgical abortion before 14 weeks.

There is also a user guide for these PDAs.

This page was last updated: 24 February 2023