Implementing innovative care models in European countries: what are the implications for health and care workforce planning and training?
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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
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33 p.
Europe’s health and care systems are under intensifying strain due to population ageing, rising multimorbidity and growing chronic disease burdens that are coinciding with widening workforce shortages and tightening budgets. Many countries are already having trouble in maintaining equitable access to quality care, particularly in primary care and community settings. To sustain universal, person-centred health systems, countries must redesign how care is organized and delivered. This means developing and implementing innovative care models that strengthen prevention, integration and digitalization, while reconfiguring the health care workforce (HCWF) to deliver them.
Europe’s health and care systems are under intensifying strain due to population ageing, rising multimorbidity and growing chronic disease burdens that are coinciding with widening workforce shortages and tightening budgets. Many countries are already having trouble in maintaining equitable access to quality care, particularly in primary care and community settings. To sustain universal, person-centred health systems, countries must redesign how care is organized and delivered. This means developing and implementing innovative care models that strengthen prevention, integration and digitalization, while reconfiguring the health care workforce (HCWF) to deliver them.