Enhancing Priority-Setting Decision-Making Process Through Use of Intersectionality for Public Participation

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1 School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK

2 Department of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Dear Editor,

Baltussen et al emphasize in the conceptual framework of the evidence-informed deliberative processes for legitimate health benefits package design paper that stakeholder participation is a core element of evidence-informed deliberative processes. The paper introduces seven stakeholder groups which includes patients, public, and carers. They highlight the challenges of stakeholder participation in decision-making processes and assert that such participation can lead to improved legitimacy of decision-making, transparency, and accountability. .... (Read more...)

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  • Receive Date: 23 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 02 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 03 May 2023
  • First Publish Date: 21 May 2023

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