In this slideshow Dr Rebecca Rosen, Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust, explores recent trends and strategic choices in the organisation of hospital services in Europe.
Dr Rosen spoke at the Nuffield Trust European Summit 2014, supported by KPMG.
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Three key sets of interests –
Governments and funders managing national health budgets trying to manage the amount of money swallowed up by the hospital sector
Then there are patients and the public with their health care needs. THese are becoming increasingly complex as the populations of Europe age and develop more chronic conditions and co-morbidities. But patient demands are also changing - with growing expectations about timeliness, convenience and Courtesy and a growing knoweldge and about sense of entitlement to the lates high tech treatments
Then there are the hospitals themselves – trying to balance their books; ensure quality and safety; grow their market share and build their reputation in order to attract patienst
So during the course of the day, we want to think about how the strategic development of the hospital will be shaped by these other stakeholder interests.
Increasingly difficult to solve hospital problems just by addressing the needs of the hospital just by focusing on the hospital alone.
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