title: [User committees within health centres].
abstract: The legislative and regulatory arsenal has resulted in the gradual increase of the involvement of users of the health system within supervisory decision-making bodies and hospitals. In the field of primary care, this representation in the form of user committees is not regulated, but some historical examples exist. The advantage of implementing a health democracy in primary care structures is however real and must be developed.
authors.affiliation: Centre municipal de santé de Bezons, 2, rue du Docteur-Rouquès, 95870 Bezons, France. Electronic address: r.raymond@mairie-bezons.fr.
authors.forename: Régine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.affiliation: Association de gestion des centres de santé (Agecsa), 162, galerie de l'Arlequin, 38100 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borgia
authors.affiliation: Centres municipaux de santé de Pantin, mairie de Pantin, 84-88, avenue du Général-Leclerc, 93500 Pantin, France; Département universitaire de médecine générale, UFR SMBH, université Paris 13, 74, rue Marcel-Cachin, 93017 Bobigny cedex, France.
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ruelle
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010358:Patient Participation; D010361:Patients; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: centre de santé communautaire; community health centre; droit des patients; health system; patient representative; patients’ rights; représentant du patient; système de santé