EAN: 9783319645940

THE EVOLUTION AND EVERYDAY PRACTICE OF COLLECTI...

This timely study analyzes social  economic  political  provider  and patient factors shaping
collective patient involvement in European health care from the postwar period to the present
day. Examining representative countries England  the Netherlands  Germany  and Sweden  it
documents the roles of providers and legislatures in facilitating consumer involvement  and the
varied forms of patient input into hospital operations. These findings are compared and
contrasted against the intent and ideals behind patient involvement to assess the effectiveness
of implementation policy  strengths and drawbacks of patient participation  and patient
satisfaction and outcomes. The book's conclusions identify emerging forms of patient
participation and predict the impact of health policy on the future of European collective
patient involvement.Included in the coverage:· Patient involvement: who  what for  and in what
way? · TheNetherlands: the legislative process to collective patient involvement· England:
formal means of public involvement-a continuous story of discontinuity· Germany: Joint Federal
Committee-the Little Legislator · Sweden: reasons for a late emergence of patient involvement ·
Lessons to be learned from implementing patient involvementThe Evolution and Everyday Practice
of Collective Patient Involvement in Europe will interest and inspire scholars and researchers
in diverse fields  including social policy  sociology  political sciences  and nursing studies
as well as patient organizations  policymakers  and healthcare providers.

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