Achieving person-centred health systems : evidence, strategies and challenges /

"The idea of person-centred health systems is widely advocated in political and policy declarations to better address health system challenges. A person-centred approach is advocated on political, ethical and instrumental grounds and believed to benefit service users, health professionals and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Other Authors: Nolte, Ellen (Editor), Merkur, Sherry (Editor), Anell, Anders (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Series:European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The person at the centre of health systems : an introduction
  • Person-centredness : exploring its evolution and meaning in the health system context
  • Person-centred health systems : strategies, drivers and impacts
  • Achieving person-centred health systems : levers and strategies
  • Community participation in health systems development
  • Patient and public involvement in research
  • Listening to People : measuring views, experiences and perceptions
  • Choosing providers
  • Choosing payers : can insurance competition strengthen person-centred care?
  • The service user as manager of care : the role of direct payments and personal budgets
  • Choosing treatments and the role of shared decision-making
  • The person at the centre? : the role of self-management and self-management support
  • Patients' rights : from recognition to implementation.