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The integration of social and health sectors in Scotland
Correia de Matos, Ricardo; Nascimento, Generosa do; Fernandes, Adalberto Campos; Matos, CristianoPublisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; The integration of health and social care has been a key focus in Scotland, driven by demographic changes, rising healthcare costs, and the need for more efficient service delivery. The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 sought to formalise this integration by restructuring governance and service provision to improve coordination between health and soc...
Health and social care integration
Matos, Ricardo Correia de; Nascimento, Generosa do; Fernandes, Adalberto Campos; Matos, CristianoPublisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; The integration of health and social care is increasingly recognized as essential to address population ageing, the rise in chronic diseases, and persistent health inequities. Across Europe, diverse models have been developed to improve service coordination, resource efficiency, and person-centered care. This paper aims to explore international experiences in integra...
Value-based healthcare as a competitive strategy
Santiago, Filipe; Costa, Filipe; Redondo, Eduardo; Matos, CristianoPublisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.; Designing an accessible, financially viable healthcare system is a key challenge for society. The value-based healthcare (VBHC) strategic model aims to simultaneously improve the quality of healthcare and the efficiency of health systems. The aim of this research was to describe the perceptions of different stakeholders in the Portuguese health industry about the cre...
Presentation of the first international research network to foster high-quality...
Ferreira, Ricardo J.O.; Henriques, Adriana; Moe, Rikke H.; Matos, Cristiano; Tveter, Anne Therese; Osteras, Nina; Nogueira, Paulo; Costa, Andreia SilvaFunding Information: This paper is disseminated as part of the TRACTION project. TRACTION has received funding from the EEA Grants under the Bilateral Relations Fund (FBR_OC2_33). The REMEDY Center was funded by the Research Council of Norway, grant number 328657. Publisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.; Clinical trials are essential for eval...