By Gerardo Fortuna | Euractiv Est. 1min 19-11-2019 (updated: 03-12-2019 ) [SHUTTERSTOCK] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Concepts like the multisectoral approach and people-centred health services are turning the healthcare sector upside down, putting people back at the core and breaking silos for implementing cross-sectoral policies. The old-fashioned way of looking at healthcare services more through the prism of longevity than on the quality of life of patients is being outweighed, as European citizens are demanding a new focus on well-being. Ensuring and delivering better health is a matter of seeing patients in a different light, leading policymakers to take their views into account and involve them more and more in the decision-making process. Stimulating the involvement of many stakeholders as possible, even from non-health sectors, could be a challenge but also a potential breakthrough for the European health environment. Download PDF People-centred healthcare arrives at the European Parliament News | Health 19-11-2019 Est. 5minA different approach to healthcare looping around health needs and expectations of people rather than diseases was touched in an event at the European Parliament, where participants and speakers called for more patient empowerment in the EU health agenda. Health campaigners praise Finnish presidency’s focus on well-being Interview | Health 29-11-2019 Est. 5minFinnish presidency approach on the economy of wellbeing was a milestone for a successful reorientation of health services towards a multisectoral approach in designing, building and delivering people-centred care, said Anna Żakowicz, Director of Programs at AHF Europe.
