Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 5 11 2016 11 01 Consumers or Citizens? Whose Voice Will Healthwatch Represent and Will It Matter?; Comment on “Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England” 667 669 3230 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.84 EN Brad Wright Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Journal Article 2016 05 25 Efforts to achieve effective and meaningful patient and public involvement (PPI) in healthcare have existed for nearly a century, albeit with limited success. This brief commentary discusses a recent paper by Carter and Martin exploring the <em>“Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England,”</em> and places these challenges in the context of the broader struggle to give a voice to healthcare consumers and citizens. With an overview of what can go right and—perhaps more importantly—what can go wrong, the question remains: will Healthwatch—and other PPI efforts in healthcare—represent the voice of consumers or citizens and will it matter? https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3230_c12706a7c6e8d6476c3d2b6ae0042a82.pdf