Table 2

Decision about priority setting in clinical care (on the last occasion the respondent was involved)

AnswersResponses to the questions (%)
Was the decision discussed with the patient?57
Was the decision discussed with relatives?42
Was the decision discussed with other physicians?86
Was the decision discussed with other staff?30
Was the decision discussed with the referring physician?22
Was the decision discussed with a team of specialists?69
Was the decision discussed with a patient group?0.5
Was the decision discussed with a medical ethicist?0
Should the decision have been made earlier?20
Should the decision have been made later?1
Was the decision reconsidered during the care period?19
Was the decision and its basis documented?70