DISCERN is a general, educational tool designed primarily to enable patients (or health consumers), their carers and advisers to select and use written information on treatment choices as part of good quality healthcare. The DISCERN instrument and any information selected using DISCERN is not intended to be and must not be used as a substitute for advice from a qualified health professional. The individuals, organisations and publishers involved in DISCERN accept no responsibility whatsoever for any claims, loss, damage or injury resulting from its improper use, including use in substitution for advice from a qualified health professional.