Health policy - definition, levels, setting priorities. Health policy priorities in developed countries.
1. Nature of health policy:
- Tasks of health policy
- It defines a vision for the future
- It outlines priorities and the extended roles of different groups o It builds consensus and informs people
Role of health policy:
Deals with organisation, financing and delivery of health care services. This includes training of health professionals, overseeing the safety of drugs and medical devices, administrating public programs and regulating public and private health insurance
2. Contemporary requirements for health policy:
- Modern technologies used in health policy
Health 2020 is the new European health policy framework. It aims to support action across government and society to: “significantly improve the health and well-being of populations, reduce health inequalities, strengthen public health and ensure people-centred health systems that are universal, equitable, sustainable and of high quality”.