Abstract
AbstractAn inter-ministerial workshop on public engagement in health policy choices held by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe in 2005 provided an opportunity to share international lessons. The workshop examined cases from a number of European countries including six cases presented at the meeting. It was generally agreed that greater public engagement is essential due to the increasingly difficult ethical choices that must be made in health policy at the national, local or individual level; it was also recognised that the public is co-producer of health. However, it was also apparent that there are, as yet, few clear models as to how to succeed in engaging the public in difficult decisions. Key lessons shared include the need to: establish as prerequisites for engagement clear patient rights and structures for ongoing engagement; provide timely information and education relevant to decisions; and match the method of engagement to the nature of the issue under discussion, drawing on...
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