Abstract
In recent years, there has been a shift in orientation towards person-centredness as part of a global move towards humanising and centralising the person within healthcare. Person-centredness, underpinned by robust philosophical and theoretical concepts, has an increasingly solid footprint in policy and practice, but research and education lag behind. This article considers the emergence
of person-centredness, including person-centred care, and how it is positioned in healthcare policy around the world, while recognising a dominant philosophical positioning in Western philosophy, concepts and theories. Second, the evolution of person-centred healthcare over the past five years is reviewed. Published evidence of person-centred healthcare developments is drawn on, as well as information gathered from key stakeholders who engaged with the partner organisations in an Erasmus+ project to develop a European person-centred healthcare curriculum framework. Five themes are identified, which underpin the literature and stakeholder perspectives:
• Policy development for transformation
• Participatory strategies for public engagement
• Healthcare integration and coordination strategies
• Frameworks for practice
• Process and outcome measurement
These themes reflect the World Health Organization’s global perspective on people-centred and integrated healthcare, and give some indication of development priorities as person-centred healthcare systems continue to be developed.
of person-centredness, including person-centred care, and how it is positioned in healthcare policy around the world, while recognising a dominant philosophical positioning in Western philosophy, concepts and theories. Second, the evolution of person-centred healthcare over the past five years is reviewed. Published evidence of person-centred healthcare developments is drawn on, as well as information gathered from key stakeholders who engaged with the partner organisations in an Erasmus+ project to develop a European person-centred healthcare curriculum framework. Five themes are identified, which underpin the literature and stakeholder perspectives:
• Policy development for transformation
• Participatory strategies for public engagement
• Healthcare integration and coordination strategies
• Frameworks for practice
• Process and outcome measurement
These themes reflect the World Health Organization’s global perspective on people-centred and integrated healthcare, and give some indication of development priorities as person-centred healthcare systems continue to be developed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-29 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | International Practice Development Journal |
| Volume | 10 (suppl) |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 30 Sept 2020 |
Keywords
- Global developments
- person-centred integrated care
- person-centredness
- service user narratives
