Scoping review on long-term care quality

WHO Quality

PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR

Kai Leichsenring

PROJECT TEAM AT THE EUROPEAN CENTRE

Cassandra Simmons

BACKGROUND

The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO EURO) is working with national authorities and care providers to review and strengthen quality management tools and processes in Moldova, as part of a broader effort to improve care planning, resource allocation and quality of long-term care provision across care settings. This includes a set of activities to review, systematise and synthesise the international evidence base on quality management in long-term care provision, to inform the development of customised policies and processes for long-term care facilities as well as community-based care providers in Moldova.

AIMS

The general aim of this project is to support WHO EURO in developing principles for quality management in long-term care and recommendations for strengthening mechanisms for promoting higher quality and performance in long-term care delivery, based on the WHO framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care, the WHO country assessment framework for the integrated delivery of long-term care and the WHO framework for action strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes.

Specific objectives are to review international evidence-base on quality management in LTC in Europe and to synthesise key principles and main dimensions of quality management in LTC to be applied in Moldova.

METHODS

Rapid scoping review of reviews of academic and summative reports on quality management in long-term care.

ACTIVITIES/MILESTONES

  • Inception meeting & overview search strategy
  • Draft short report
  • Conclusive meeting and final short report

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research supports the Sustainable Development Goals

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FUNDED BY

WHO Europe

PROJECT DURATION

05/2023 – 07/2023