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The Scottish Executive Health Department will:
- Invest
£3 million over three years to involve health service users, the
public and communities at every level.
- Establish
a network of staff and public engaged in public involvement by March
2002.
- Provide
advice and support to areas wanting to develop their approach to
public involvement.
- Publish
a "toolkit" of public involvement methodologies by March 2002.
- Establish
a voluntary sector forum to re-energise the relationship between
the NHS and the voluntary sector by May 2002.
- Published
revised guidance on public involvement in major service change by
March 2002.
- Provide
guidance, for use within the Health Department, on involving people
at a National Level.
- Consult
on proposals to establish the Scottish Health Council.
NHS
Boards will:
- Be expected to produce a sustainable ongoing
framework for public involvement by March 2003.
NHS
Boards and Trusts will:
- Strengthen existing partnerships and
ensure opportunities for patient an public involvement are integrated
and in-line with policy for that Board area.
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