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Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family (WVG). Minister. Strategic Advisory Council. Policy Council. Management committee. Child and Family. Flemish Agency of Disabled Persons. PC Geel. PC Rekem. Flemish Agency forCare and Health. Youth Welfare. Care
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Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family (WVG) Minister Strategic Advisory Council Policy Council Management committee Child and Family Flemish Agency of Disabled Persons PC Geel PC Rekem Flemish Agency forCare and Health Youth Welfare Care Inspectorate Departement WVG Fund for Youth Welfare Flemish Care Fund
Health and health care policy in Flanders (Machteld Wauters - VAZG) • VIPA: funding health care infrastructure (Christophe Cousaert - VIPA) 3. Innovation initiatives: Primary Care Safe and Flanders’ Care (Machteld Wauters)
Health and health care policy in Flanders Machteld Wauters Flemish Agency for Care and Health
Health in Flanders • Belgium: regions and communities • Competences in health • Flemish policy in health • Public health • Health care
Political situation • (De)federalisation process: since 1980 responsibilities for health care are increasingly delegated to regional level (‘devolution’) • Complex: 6 authorities responsible for health matters in Brussels! • Interministerial conferences to ensure consistency and complementarity of policies
Flanders • Competences in health and health care • Policy in public health • Policy in health care
Objectives of the Flemishhealthpolicy Flemish competences in health • Promote the choiceforhealthylifestyles • Prevent diseases, their risk factors and complications • Stimulate and monitor the performance of health care services • Tune the supply of health care to the needs of the population • Provide accessible and affordable care • Strengthenactiveparticipation and correct treatment of users of care • Health promotion • Prevention of noncommunicable and communicablediseases • Implementation of hospitalstandards, qualityassurancepolicy in health services • Subsidizinghealth care infrastructure • Ambulatory mental health care • Coordination of home care Flemishagency
Flemish Agency for Care and Health • The mission of the Agency is to create the conditions to promote, protect and restore the welfare and health of the current and future population of Flanders, aiming for an optimal level of welfare and health of all citizens.
Decree on preventive health care 2003 working with health targets Flemish preventive policy METHODOLOGY
Decree on preventive health care 2003 Epidemiological basis for policy Health conference large societal basis Health targets (SMART) Prevention strategies Approved by Parliament Executed by government political commitment
Decree on preventive health care 2003 Epidemiological basis for policy Health targets Prevention strategies Implementation of policy Health in all policies • Partner organisations • Organisations in the field • Logo’s • Individual providers
Evolution of deaths preventable by primary prevention (1999 – 2008)
Flemish health targets Diet and physical activity Tobacco, alcohol and drugs Breast cancer screening Suicide prevention Injury prevention Prevention of infectious diseases by vaccination
Health care • Belgian Health care system • Flemish competences and policy
Belgian health care system • Compulsory public health insurance system • Independent medical practice • Free choice of health care provider by the patient • Fee-for-service payment of providers, with reimbursement
Flemish competences in health care • Implementation of hospital standards, quality assurance policy in hospitals and nursing homes • Subsidizing health care infrastructure
EXPLOITATION Basic legislation Execute (recognitions) Inspection of recognitions - BFM (budget financial resources) - RIZIV € INFRASTRUCTURE Basic legislation Strict legislation VIPA Funding 40% (BFM) Subsidy/guarantee 60% € € Division of competences in Belgian health care policy : hospitals FEDERAL LEVEL FLEMISH LEVEL €
Flemish competences in health care Implementation of hospital standards, quality assurance policy in hospitals and nursing homes Subsidizing health care infrastructure Coordination of primary care and home care Ambulatory mental health care
Flemish policy in health care Priorities: • Stimulate and monitor the performance of health care services • Tune the supply of health care to the needs of the population • Provide accessible and affordable care • Strengthen active participation and correct treatment of users of care
VIPA - Flemish Infrastructure FundChristophe Cousaert Flanders, Belgium
VIPA: Flemish Infrastructure Fund • Funding hospital infrastructure • Facts and figures • Policy health infrastructure
Policy area Welfare, Healthcare and Family (WVG) Minister Strategic Advisory Council Policy Council Management committee Child and Family Flemish Agency of Disabled Persons PC Geel PC Rekem Care and Health Youth Welfare Care Inspectorate Departement WVG Fund for Youth Welfare Flemish Care Fund
Mission “VIPA’s mission is to develop initiatives and provide funding for a high-quality, accessible and affordable infrastructure for the provision of care and services within the framework of matters relating to the individual.”
1. The funding, in any way, of infrastructure of welfare and care 2. The coördination, steering and direction of public-public and public-private partnership (PPS) 3. 4. The promotion of knowledge and expertise in terms of concept, finances and technical engineering The building up and management of financial reserves Key assignments
Scope of application 1. Hospitals, psychiatric care homes, psychiatric hospitals Elderly homes, day care centers, short stay centers, local service centers 2. 3. Facilities for disabled persons 4. Facilities for youth welfare 5. Preventive and ambulatory healthcare 6. Creches General welfare centers 7.
Funding hospital infrastructure 40% 60%
Basic rules 60% accepted costs < max. cost price 1.100 €/m² (priority renovations = 10% Flanders) Max. m²/resident (f.e.: 110 m²/res. general + 25% university; 90 m²/res. psychiatric) New building, renovation, purchase + renovation Moveable investments = 60% accepted costs Budget Financial Resources – 40% write-off amounts
Alternative funding hospital infrastructure Agreement in principle Flemish minster 20 years utilisation grants linked to utilisation norms (f.e.: occupancy rates, …)
I. Approved strategic care plan (ticket to start) II. Approved technical-financial plan (businessplan + plans of architect) II.1. Agreement in principle (no commitment) (= spreading funding over economic life of infrastructure (20 years)) II.2. Funding (utilisation grants) during 20 years linked to functional application to be justified (by reviewing utlisation norms) Procedure alternative funding
Facts and figures 10,6 mio inhabitants 6 mio inhabitants 45.000 hospitalbeds 31.000 hospitalbeds 100 general hospitals 71 general hospitals
Facts and figures - evolution - 20% Incl. 4 university hospitals – excl. 39 psychiatric hospitals
Facts and figures - evolution One day hospital: 34% in 2000 to 47% in 2008 (+ 85% treatments) Incl. 4.600 university beds – excl. 10.000 psychiatric beds
Facts and figures - evolution 800 mio € (80 mio €/year) 2010-2014: 1.800 mio € (360 mio €/year)!
Quality of infrastructure Comfort Healing environment: accent on userscomfort Indoor climate: lower CO2-emissions Sustainable and energy-efficiënt construction: sustainability criteria Evolution to high-tech hospitals: best practices?
Quality of infrastructure Art Design meets art – art meets design Flemish government subsidizes art works integrated in infrastructure projects
Networking Future challenges = working together Evolution to centers of excellence in specific segments
Care: large economic impact 16% activepopulation 2014 + 70.000 jobs 8% GDP Flanders (unchangedpolicy) source: Planbureau
Investing in qualitative and accessible care Maximizing societal added value Investing in innovative care Maximizing new perspectives in (health) care Investing in strong entrepreneurship in view of Market innovation in Flanders Maximizing economic added value International valorization Flanders’ Care
Care & Innovation & Economy Ingrid Lieten, Vice Minister-presidentinnovation Kris Peeters, Flemish Minister-presidenteconomy Jo Vandeurzen,Flemish Ministercare
Flanders’ Care mission statement To measurably improve the quality of care through innovation and responsible entrepreneurship