User involvement in community care: Origins, purposes and applications

摘要: Whilst the drive towards public sector consumerism is intensifying, it also evident that somewhat different ‘brands’ of are currently being marketed. This article develops a framework to assist in disaggregation and understanding range approaches pursued field health social care. Its principal elements concern ideological origins this field; their purposes; forms through which consumer preference expressed. applied Birmingham Community Care Special Action Project, major developmental initiative authors have been studying. An important area for further investigation extent users carers seek exercise greater collective control over services as opposed influencing development more responsive individual needs.