2015 Integrated Care Study Tour
SPAIN GERMANY SCOTLAND
Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN
Gesundes Kinzigtal, Haslach, GERMANY
NHS Highland, Inverness, SCOTLAND
KEY LEARNINGS AND MESSAGES• increasing burden of chronic disease requiring a
different approach to service delivery • global economic crisis has had a major impact on
driving the redesign of services• commissioning body oversight a key driver• clinical leadership is paramount• integration has many layers and levels (beyond
health integration to social services)• ''good things take time' - many programmes were 3-5
- 10yrs in the making
KEY LEARNINGS AND MESSAGES
• professional snobbery is universal in whatever language :) , white coats everywhere!!
• major reorientation to care in the home - and away from the hospital, aged care settings
• IT systems integration is critical to the success • rhetoric is patient centred – only just beginning this journey • trend to increase the role of nurses in care delivery and
coordination • protected community nursing roles and titles • a national uniform can be achieved!
WHO Global Strategy on people centred and integration health services
