This document specifies minimum requirements for patient involvement in health care services with the aim to create favourable structural conditions for person-centred care.

It is applicable for use before, during and after the actual care that is provided by the care personnel.

This document is also applicable for use on a strategic level for quality assurance and quality improvement, for procurement, educational and supervisory purposes and as a guiding document for research and development projects in the field of intervention and implementation of personcentred care.