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Can involving older people change service commissioning and delivery for the better?

Does older people's involvement in commissioning and service delivery herald a bright new future?

With the individual at the heart of the wider public service reform agenda, this research set out to investigate what happens when older people are given the opportunity to shape service commissioning and delivery. The study also raises wider questions about the impact of their involvement, particularly whether it can change the nature of local power relations in the long term.

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