Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 2023-07-28
Category :
ISBN : 9264394494
The demand for help with daily activities – so-called long-term care – is set to increase in Croatia. The population is ageing at a faster rate than the EU average, and by 2050, about one-third of the population is projected to be aged 65 years and over.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category :
ISBN : 9264194568
This book offers evidence and examples of useful experiences to help policy makers, providers and experts measure and improve the quality of long-term care services.
Author : Colombo Francesca
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release : 2011-05-18
Category :
ISBN : 9264097759
This book examines the challenges countries are facing with regard to providing and paying for long-term care.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,46 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Older people
ISBN : 9789279289446
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 26,97 MB
Release : 2020-06-22
Category :
ISBN : 9264383743
This report presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of long-term care (LTC) workers, the tasks they perform and the policies to address shortages in OECD countries. It highlights the importance of improving working conditions in the sector and making care work more attractive and shows that there is space to increase productivity by enhancing the use of technology, providing a better use of skills and investing in prevention.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 10,7 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category :
ISBN : 9264805907
This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 2013-02-04
Category :
ISBN : 9264179089
This book provides a framework to understand why there are waiting lists for elective surgery in some OECD countries and not in others. It also describes how waiting times are measured in OECD countries and reviews different policy approaches to tackling excessive waiting times.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category :
ISBN : 9264989048
The report reviews a range of policies that countries have used to tackle waiting times for different services, including elective surgery and primary care consultations, but also cancer care and mental health services, with a focus on identifying the most successful ones.
Author : Hewlett Emily
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2014-07-08
Category :
ISBN : 9264208445
This book addresses the high cost of mental illness, the organisation of care, changes and future directions for the mental health workforce, indicators for mental health care and quality, and tools for better governance of the system.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category :
ISBN : 9264480919
Health at a Glance provides a comprehensive set of indicators on population health and health system performance across OECD members and key emerging economies. This edition has a special focus on the health impact of COVID-19 in OECD countries, including deaths and illness caused by the virus, adverse effects on access and quality of care, and the growing burden of mental ill-health.
