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Supporting User Participation in Local Policy Development: The Fife Dementia Strategy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2012

Louise McCabe  and
Brittany Ellis Bradley
Louise McCabe
Affiliation:
Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling E-mail: louise.mccabe@stir.ac.uk
Brittany Ellis Bradley
Affiliation:
Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick E-mail: BrittanyJEllis@gmail.com
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Abstract

This article reviews the consultation process during the development of a local dementia strategy. The processes of involvement by the range of stakeholders involved and how their different views shaped the strategy are considered. Particular attention is paid to the involvement of people with dementia as they are the recipients of the services to be shaped by the strategy and also form the group most difficult to reach. This article demonstrates the value of including a wide range of stakeholders in the development of local policy and the importance of involving people with dementia in policy development.

Keywords

Citizenshipolder peopleuser involvementcare services
Type
Articles
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 2012 , pp. 157 - 169
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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