Included in the coverage:

· Patient involvement: who, what for, and in what way?

· The Netherlands: the legislative process to collective patient involvement

· England: formal means of public involvement—a continuous story of discontinuity

· Germany: Joint Federal Committee—the “Little Legislator”

· Sweden: reasons for a late emergence of patient involvement

· Lessons to be learned from implementing patient involvement

The Evolution and Everyday Practice of Collective Patient Involvement in Europe

will interest and inspire scholars and researchers in diverse fields, including social policy, sociology, political sciences, and nursing studies, as well as patient organizations, policymakers, and healthcare providers.