Service-user involvement in nurse education: partnership or tokenism?

Following on from the Keogh Report, the need for a framework of service-user involvement exists not just in the health service, but also in higher education. There are wide variances globally in the levels of service-user interaction and involvement in healthcare education. Health policy internation...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Nursing Vol. 23; no. 22; pp. 1196 - 1200
Autores principales: McCutcheon, Karen, Gormley, Kevin
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited 2014
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Sumario:Following on from the Keogh Report, the need for a framework of service-user involvement exists not just in the health service, but also in higher education. There are wide variances globally in the levels of service-user interaction and involvement in healthcare education. Health policy internationally has indicated a move towards developing partnerships with service users, but to date this remains elusive, with the majority of user involvement consultative in approach. This article aims to discuss the health policy background and the current approaches taken in the involvement of service users in healthcare education.