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The person in health care policy development
Author(s) -
Wallcraft Janet
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01588.x
Subject(s) - health care , medicine , nursing , business , economic growth , economics
Objective The objective of this article is to explore the rationale for involvement of persons in health care policy in western countries, and to examine evidence of the difference public involvement can make. Methods The information is drawn from research and reports on changes in health care policy towards greater democratization of decision making. Conclusions Strong reasons have been put forward for wider public involvement in health care policy, and some evidence is now available that involvement is popular with stakeholders and can improve services, though it is a complex intervention needing complex strategies of evaluation.