Better care, better health
Global
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Right across the health and social care landscape, we are seeing a rapid move towards a Person-Centered Care approach, which provides the context for adopting more integrated care methods and structures.
Providers now focus, not just on treating specific illnesses and conditions as presented, but on seeing the individual person in the round, as a human being living in their own complex social, family and work environments, which are all highly relevant to their wellbeing and treatment outcomes.
Person-Centered Care leads to joint decision making (between professionals and individuals) and joint design of care pathways and methods. It recognizes that individuals have a right to influence over their own care and must be treated as active collaborators, not as passive recipients.
