The project “Towards person-centered integrated care: Aligning the health service workforce in Ireland with the needs of the person and population” aims to support Ireland’s overall reform process, focusing on developing a multidisciplinary workforce model for integrated care and improved co-ordination between acute and community-based care. The project is implemented by the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS), in co-operation with the Reform and Investment Task Force (SG REFORM) of the European Commission. The project is funded by the European Union (EU).
Towards person-centered integrated care in Ireland
Ireland is currently undergoing a reform process to strengthen integrated care. Sláintecare, the long-term vision for health and social care, and the direction of health policy in Ireland, has the objective of achieving a universal health and social care system, and delivering a safe, quality health and social care service that meets the needs of Ireland’s growing population, and attracts and retains the very best healthcare clinicians, managers, and staff.
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Context and objectives
This project will assist Ireland in designing, implementing and evaluating a multidisciplinary workforce model for integrated care. The term model could entail a specific outline for an integrated care team, or could entail a set of “principles” for integrated working or team working with relevant, practical support for implementation. The project will aid in the uptake of lessons learned from the experience of other EU and OECD countries, build on existing data and findings from previous technical support instrument projects, and include stakeholder consultation to ensure relevance and support to the broader healthcare reform: Sláintecare.
Project Process
This project includes a number of outputs, which have been conceptually grouped together into three main “phases” of work: (i) preparatory work and research, (ii) identifying and implementing new ideas for integrated care and (iii) evaluation, recommendations and roadmap for the future. Each phase of work should build upon the previous phase.
Further Reading
- Learn about OECD work on integrated care policy and data
- Read about ‘Towards person-centered integrated care in Italy’
- Find out more about OECD work on the health workforce
- OECD Health Statistics
Contacts
For more information, please contact: Ms Emily Hewlett, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (Emily.Hewlett@oecd.org)
Funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the OECD, in cooperation with the European Commission.