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Community Consultation And Participation Resource Kit

The Community Consultation and Participation Kit has been developed to assist New South Wales (Australia) Area Health Service managers and project leaders in establishing and maintaining community and consumer input into planning, policy development and service monitoring.

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/crcp/hib/publications/community.html

Inclusive Consultation: A practical guide to involving people with disabilities

About this guide

This guide has been developed to provide practical advice on how to consult with people with disabilities. It also offers strategies that are relevant for all consultations in order to cater for the broad needs of the community. It can be used:

1  when developing approaches to facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in general consultations; or

2  when developing particular communication strategies targeted at people with disabilities.

http://www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/career-disability_action_plan10_consultguide.htm

The Patients Forum

We aim to provide a wide range of information relating to the patients' movement in the UK.  This is primarily for our member organisations, who represent the interests of people who use health services, to enable them to strengthen their work in informing and influencing decision-makers.  

http://www.thepatientsforum.org.uk/default.asp

Cochrane Consumer Collaboration Network

THE POWER OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE:

Consumer participation in the Cochrane Collaboration

http://www.cochrane.org/consumers/homepage.htm

National Association for Patient Participation (UK)

Through this site you can access the host of facilities that 

N.A.P.P. offers to member Groups. Non members may learn of a Patient Participation Group in their area or find out how to start one.

http://www.napp.org.uk/

Improving Health Through Consumer Particpation Conference Conference 2001 (Sydney)

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/health-pq-consumer-pubs-conf0105.htm

Social Care Online (UK) consumer participation documents

http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/DisplayDocuments.asp

Promoting Consumer Involvement (Mental Health)

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/mental-homeless-toc~mental-homeless-2~mental-homeless-2-5

This webpage was last modified by Paul Martin December 2006