The European Centre has promoted the innovative approach to community care of the Netherlands’ ‘Buurtzorg model’ since several years at a number of occasions and through several publications. Kai Leichsenring and Heidemarie Staflinger (Chamber of Labour Upper Austria) have now examined the opportunities and caveats to transfer the model of community nursing by autonomous teams to the Austrian realms of home care delivery. In particular with respect to new patterns of work organisation, staff development, reduced hierarchy and new approaches to care there are interesting features to be taken on board, but prevailing decision-making, control mechanisms and ‘taylorised’ division of work would call for a radical change in many provider organisations. The article was published in German in WISO. Contact: Kai Leichsenring
