IPCHS. Integrated People-Centred Health Services

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Nov. 14, 2016 Europe Publication
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care

Strengthening the model of primary health care in Estonia (2016)

Faced with increasing rates of chronic conditions, multi-morbidities and a growing elderly population, strengthening the primary health care model in Estonia is of critical importance. Moreover, recent health system reviews have signalled with clear consensus the importance of reviewing the organization of primary care to best respond to population and individual health needs.

In this context and backed by the available evidence, this assessment sets out to explore the organization of primary care looking to three key interrelated policy questions:

  1. How can a population approach be adopted, with consideration in particular to the existing health information system?
  2. What are the possible organizational models for primary care providers and settings that would match population needs? And further, how do these promote coordination with other services, such as services delivered in hospital and by social care? And,
  3. How do health system enabling factors support the transformation of health services delivery in terms ...

estonia, health care reforms, health services, primary health care
Oct. 29, 2018 Europe Publication
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Creating an enabling environment

Twenty years observation of health systems and policies: what has the European observatory meant for public health?

Twenty years ago, as Europe was preparing itself for the new millennium with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation, the WHO Regional Director for Europe established a clearing house for health care reforms that would ultimately give birth to ‘The European Observatory on Health Care Systems’. Health systems in central and Eastern Europe were changing rapidly, with consequences for the health of the populations concerned. In Western Europe, some were exploring ways to exercise their rights to cross-border health care within the European Union and exploring new possibilities to protect health under the powers bestowed by the Maastricht Treaty. To read more...

health care reforms, policies, population health, public health, who