This volume presents the first systematic comparative analysis of national traditions of local
democracy across the developed world, as well as their origins and evolution. It reveals how …

Since the 1960s, patients in Britain have been made into consumers. Consumerist concepts
have found a place in health policy and practice. Ideas like autonomy; collective and …

This article presents an historical overview of the changing meaning of the patient-
consumer, and specifically the role played by patient groups in constructing the patient as …

BackgroundPatient and Public involvement (PPI) in health care occupies a central place in
Western democracies. In England, this theme has been continuously prominent since the …

The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been the subject of several
academic contributions, but in the health sector the development of an interest in this subject …

Objective This paper examines staff views about legitimacy of different roles for community
representatives sitting on health service committees as part of a formal Community …

Global initiatives and recent G8 commitments to health systems strengthening have brought
increased attention to factors affecting health system performance. While equity concerns …

This article explores how and why the patient came to be repositioned as a political actor
within British health care during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing on the role played by …

Resultados Se identificaron cuarenta y dos revisiones (dieciocho sistemáticas y veinticuatro
narrativas). La participación tuvo un alcance provincial/regional o estatal. Los aspectos …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the views of community representatives
participating in a large health service in Australia. Design/methodology/approach–Cross …