PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jonathan P. Graffy
TI  - Patient participation in primary health care
DP  - 1980 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 542--545
VI  - 30
IP  - 218
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/30/218/542.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/30/218/542.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1980 Sep 01; 30
AB  - Patient participation groups have been established in about 20 practices, six of which were visited. They did not conform to a particular model but each had adapted to local circumstances. As well as giving patients a say in the practice, they were involved in health education, voluntary work, and campaigns for better secondary care facilities, although these activities were influenced by the way the groups were elected. The emphasis was on participation rather than patient power and their constructive approach to improve services made patient participation a valuable innovation.