The new reform of local health units (ULS) seeks to ensure greater connectivity between hospitals and health centres. In this context of change, ULS Coimbra announces the launch of a grant to support and encourage the active participation of professionals in the transition process, for better integration of all levels of care delivery: the Integr+ programme. Applications opened today.
“Integrar+ will listen, explore and implement the most innovative ideas from those who work every day with patients.” With the new ULS reform, primary care and hospital care will be more integrated and this project appears to allow health professionals to explore new approaches that enhance the integration of care that Patient-focused,” explains Alexandre Lourenço, Chairman of the Board of Directors at ULS Coimbra. “I firmly believe that each of our healthcare professionals has a unique and valuable perspective that we want to know,” he added. The Coimbra Local Health Unit is a home where there is space to listen, evaluate and implement all good ideas. We will always be open to listen and search together for solutions to the challenges that lie ahead.
“How to create integrated routes in ULS?” This is the challenge for teams wishing to apply for this grant, which must consist of hospital and primary care elements. The goal is to promote, from the beginning of ULS, a culture of cooperation between different professionals and services and to encourage the building of integration projects in ULS built by professionals.
Applications opened today and can be submitted through any service until February 9. After this phase, the ten best proposals will participate in a one-day training – to diagnose the current patient journey and identify opportunities for improvement – at the end of which the two best projects will be selected. In the second phase, the two winning projects will have access to the support and consulting program without any fund for implementation on the ground.
“Health professionals live daily with the shortcomings and deficits of the system, and they are able to identify countless initiatives and opportunities to improve it. In this sense, it is not only important, but urgent, to listen to them and give them the space and tools to put these ideas into practice. “This is what ULS Coimbra is looking for with this innovative programme: to create a structure to help professionals identify and diagnose problems and transform ideas into projects and solutions that have an impact on patients’ lives,” explains nobox co-founder and specialist doctor in public health, Diogo Silva.
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Through this grant, ULS de Coimbra hopes to create space and support healthcare professionals to develop and implement their ideas for a more integrated and user-focused ULS.
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