Outline what participation as a social justice principle involves in health decision-making. (3 marks)
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- Participation involves enabling individuals and communities to be actively involved in decisions that affect their health, including planning and implementing health services.
- Participation requires provision of appropriate information, consultation mechanisms, and opportunities for meaningful input, particularly for marginalised groups.
- Participation also means ensuring representation of diverse voices in health governance structures, such as community members on hospital boards and consumer representatives in policy development committees.
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- Participation involves enabling individuals and communities to be actively involved in decisions that affect their health, including planning and implementing health services.
- Participation requires provision of appropriate information, consultation mechanisms, and opportunities for meaningful input, particularly for marginalised groups.
- Participation also means ensuring representation of diverse voices in health governance structures, such as community members on hospital boards and consumer representatives in policy development committees.