The Brazilian Family Health Care Programme is one of the most interesting health care reforms that have occurred in the last decade in the world. This video (made by a brazilian colleague) shows how the new primary care units are organized by geographical areas and the type of infrastructures that they now are having and for a long time awaited.
For more information read this article from the BMJ by Matthew Harrys and Andy Haines.
I’m attending at the moment the EQuiP Invitational Conference in Copenhagen, that is occurring from the 6th until 9th of April, with the theme “Value for Money in general practice: management and public trust”.
This conference has an excellent panel of speakers and some of the main discussions are highly relevant for the future guidance of primary health care in Europe and other countries in the world.
I’m having a presentation regarding clinical and health governance in Portuguese primary care. I will present results of a focus group study aiming the definition of a conceptual framework for effective implementation of governance in the Portuguese NHS.
Follow my twitter stream @agouveia, as well Carlos Martins (PT) @mgfamiliarnet and David Darmon @davdarmon (FR).
