Participatory design and the 'health and social care institution': an interactive workshop at the 2010 PDC conference

The theme of this conference is participation: the challenge. We argue that nowhere is this challenge felt more clearly than in healthcare. The aim of this workshop is to reflect on the global health challenge and draw from participants' experiences in participatory design. This workshop will be an opportunity to share our experience and identify common themes and differences in applying participatory design activities across different health systems, particularly addressing the issues of the Participatory designers engagement with health and social cares large complex institutions