Community Involvement in Health

Published in 1998. This book aims to support good practice in relation to community involvement in health. It explores the history and theory of this approach, ways in which current NHS and other policies can be used to enhance the involvement of the general public in their own health and well-being and in effective service provision and provides case studies, models and ideas for a way forward.

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Published in 1998. This book brings together both the history of community involvement and health and ideas and proposals for further developing the potential of this approach. It explores the roots and branches of community involvement, drawing together different strands from within and outside the NHS. It explores the impact of the rapid changes in the NHS and in local government on local communities and patients and ways in which current policy can enhance and enable the general public to be more involved in their own health and effective service provision. Ideas, models and case studies are used to illustrate practical ways in which skills and knowledge can be enhanced.