Previous studies of evidence use by clinical guideline groups have found that clinician-led decision-making favours professional values, expert opinion, and practical experience over research evidence [ 20, 22, 24, 34, 35].
It should always be about community-led decision-making and community control.
Such governing through information is different from conventional state-led decision-making processes.
An FGC is a family-led decision-making forum, where families are asked to develop their own plans for the care and protection of their children.
In the face of such difficulties, the question is how to promote the important role of evidence-led decision-making in today's political world.
We predicted the preference for and perception of shared decision-making compared to clinician-led decision-making.
Notably, we were not concerned with distinguishing between shared and patient-led decision-making.
Interventions are grounded in process and empathy, reassurance, and support helped to develop critical awareness, confidence, self-esteem, and thus bottom-up patient-led decision-making [ 33].
Traditionally, decisions about medication have been viewed from a paternalistic perspective where the prescriber makes decisions based on medical knowledge and the patient either complies or does not comply with the prescribed regime (also defined as clinician-led decision-making).
But decades of science studies reveal that the criteria of objectivity that form the rationale for expert led decision making is a relative impossibility.
Thus, if a crisis of expertise has helped shape present day environmental challenges, why would more expert led decision making be the solution?
