Learning integrated care from the Dutch
ISSN: 1476-9018
Article publication date: 30 September 2024
Issue publication date: 12 November 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This article aims to gather lessons from a research interchange between England and The Netherlands, reflecting on the countries’ delivery of integrated care across adult and elderly long-term care and how to transfer learning across contexts.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper describes the Dutch health and care system, using four key components of integrated care described in the literature: person-centred, expert knowledge, continuity and coordination.
Findings
The Dutch deliver integrated care expertise in each component assessed. The weakest integrated care characteristics in England are multi-sectoral coordination and person-centred care.
Originality/value
This article develops an overview of integrated care delivery in The Netherlands and puts a spotlight on the importance of exchanging real-world experiences, not just evidence-based, to collaboratively improve integrated care in England. There is no need to reinvent the all-wheel, a lot of good is already done, tested and proved.
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Acknowledgements
The authors express their gratefulness to the welcoming colleagues in The Netherlands. The authors thank the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations Wessex (NIHR ARC Wessex) for providing funding.
Funding: This research visit was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations Wessex (Award: NIHR-INF-1701).
Citation
Bartolomeu Pires, S., Portillo, M.C. and Achterberg, W. (2024), "Learning integrated care from the Dutch", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 444-449. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-07-2024-0042
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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