Sept. 6, 2016
Europe
Practice
Engaging and empowering people and communities,
Reorienting the model of care,
Coordinating services within and across sectors,
Creating an enabling environment
Introducing home care services in Bulgaria
The introduction of home care services was proposed as a patient-oriented solution for ensuring appropriate service provision closer to home; a pilot approach allowed the gradual rollout and testing of an existing home care model being implemented abroad, which was adapted to meet the Bulgarian context; efforts to introduce home care included creating new roles and responsibilities for the health workforce and developing information and communication resources; establishing the necessary health system conditions, including the development of a supportive legal framework, is an important area of focus for advancing the sustainability and scale of the current transformations.