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Involving service users as research partners is likely to be one of themajor developments in research management and conduct in thetwenty‐first century. We outline the reasons why we believe this willmake for better research, citing examples. Some of the many waysin which service users can be involved are described, but thereremains plenty of scope for innovation and creativity. There aresignificant challenges, but the evidence from experience in this fieldindicates they can be overcome.
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