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Consumer Participation in Service Planning—the AWS Experience*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Morag McGrath
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Abstract

This paper provides a case study of the involvement of carers in planning services for mentally handicapped people under the All Wales Strategy (AWS). After describing the structure for consumer participation in the AWS in Gwynedd, reasons for the low level of participation found are examined before considering what can be learnt from these early experiences. Major changes in the planning structure implemented after a review of the system are outlined. The paper ends with a discussion of the major operational principles which might underlie an effective system of consumer participation.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 67 - 89
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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