Service User and Carer Involvement in Education for Health and Social Care

Service user and carer engagement in health and social care, and inthe education of practitioners in this area, is emerging as one ofthe most important new drivers within government policy in a numberof countries. However, beyond the rhetoric, there are few guidesthat address the practicalities of setting up and running such aproject. This book is unique in that it will appeal to practitioners,policy makers, and commissioners in health and social care practiceand education who buy in to the principles of service userengagement, but who find it hard to know how to progress thepracticalities. Based on the set up and running of the unique andvery successful Comensus project, this practical and accessibletext will provide a framework for building authentic andsustainable community engagement in health and social careeducation and practice.