Naslov
Health Care based on priorities is lost in decentralisation

Autori
Džakula, Aleksandar

Izvornik
British medical journal (0959-8138) 331 (2005), 7510; 235-235

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pismo, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Health Care; decentralisation

Sažetak
Decentralisation of the health system was applied in all transition countries in the 1990s.1-3 In most countries it was encouraged by the necessity to reform the inherited model of health organisation and to achieve the final goal—an efficient and fair health system. Croatia has special experience in decentralisation, primarily because of its geographical, political, and administrative circumstances but also because of its decentralised health system during the socialist regime in the 1980s.Decentralisation is always a challenge in any health system and is mostly looked at as a series of political and organisational measures. Unfortunately, the expectation that decentralisation will ensure successful professional activities is often overlooked in the analyses. Furthermore, the measures and the purpose of decentralisation are often not recognised as important elements of political culture. The primary purpose of decentralisation—health care based on the real priorities and resources—therefore remains marginal.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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