Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 1998. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 1998 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specific guidelines have been issued by his Department or the NHS Executive on the procedures for users chairing user groups on the wheelchair service.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what specific guidelines have been issued by his Department or the NHS Executive on the procedures for users chairing user groups on the wheelchair service. [44668] Mr. Boateng: No such guidelines have been issued. The procedures adopted by user group are for the group themselves to determine in the light of the activities which they wish to pursue. However, the Department's national user involvement project seeks to increase the involvement of people who use community services in decisions made about what services are offered. In 1996 the project published "Community Service Users as Consultants and Trainers", a guide to user participation in community care planning.

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