Background and objectives Patient and public involvement (PPI) is seen as a way of helping
to shape health policy and ensure a patient‐focused health‐care system. While evidence …

Purpose Patient and public involvement (PPI) has become an integral part of health care
with its emphasis on including and empowering individuals and communities in the shaping …

Despite its obvious appeal, the concept of public involvement is poorly defined and its
rationale and objectives are rarely specified when applied to current health policy contexts …

Background Public involvement in health‐care policy has been advocated as a means to
enhance health system responsiveness, yet evidence for its impact has been difficult to …

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theory and practice on Patient
and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. Its seven chapters cover the historical and …

English This article reports on a systematic review of the patient and public involvement
(PPI) literature in the UK that was undertaken in 2005 to support an evaluation of the Patient …

OBJECTIVE: While much literature has debated public engagement in health care decision-
making, there is no consensus on when public engagement should be sought and how it …

Patient and public involvement (PPI) has gained widespread support in health research and
health policy circles, but there is little consensus on the precise meaning or justifications of …

Background Changing the relationship between citizens and the state is at the heart of
current policy reforms. Across England and the developed world, from Oslo to Ontario …

Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) is framed as positive for individuals, the
health system, public health, as well as for communities and society as a whole. We …