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Structural Funds and health: why EUREGIO III?. Brussels 3 February 2011 Professor Jonathan Watson PhD FRSM HCN Executive Director EUREGIO III Project lead Special Professor of Health & Public Policy, University of Nottingham Medical School Lay Court Member – Edinburgh Napier University
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Structural Funds and health: why EUREGIO III? • Brussels 3 February 2011 • Professor Jonathan Watson PhD FRSM • HCN Executive Director • EUREGIO III Project lead • Special Professor of Health & Public Policy, University of Nottingham Medical School • Lay Court Member – Edinburgh Napier University • External Partner toEuropean Masters degree in Sustainable Regional Health Systems (Deusto, Vilnius, Corvinus, Verona)
Structural Funds and health 2007-2013 What EUREGIO III does and who the partners are The Structural Fund process Assessing process and projects Challenges: economic, financial, regional, organisational the story…
health-related SF investments 2007-2013 Indirect Direct non-health sector investment
Generate practical knowledge (examine SF management; collect case examples of projects; consider needs your needs; identify directions for capacity building) Share practical knowledge (training workshops; master classes; inventory of case examples; inventory of stakeholders, expertise and resources; publications; website; conference; stakeholder events; external events) Inform improvements in the SF process (management, delivery, planning for 2014-2020) what EUREGIO III does
Associate Partners (HCN, European Centre for Health Assets & Architecture, Veneto Region, University of Maastricht, Liverpool University, EMK-Semmelweis University) Reference Group(National SF Managing Authorities for Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ruppiner-Kliniken/UMC representing Brandenburg, AER) Collaborating partners (Regional Development Committee-European Parliament, EUROHEALTHNET, QeC-ERAN, EIB, EHMA, EUREGHA, European Association of Development Agencies) who is EUREGIO III
the Structural Fund process SF management SF delivery
evaluating the SF process EU policy priorities 2000-2006 The SF process Regional priorities 2007-2013
Understanding and communication Tactical versus strategic EU procurement Securing joint funding Getting advice Inflexible process Mainstreaming stakeholder experiences
practical knowledge: profile of a HR Beacon Development Local Political Delivery Intersectoral Organisational Participation Tipping points Integration Doing it Accountability Evaluation Model of change Clear outcomes Dissemination Experiential Take-home value
The impact of an ageing population – a demonstration of a critical EU problem area 2010 - 10 to 1 Ratio of working population to elderly retired 2030 - 4 to 1 Each year that passes sees a greater pressure being placed on the working population to fund the current healthcare needs of the elderly. Increased unemployment, as a result of the financial crisis, is making the problem worse * Europe 2020
Demographic and epidemiological trends The explosion in new clinical and ICT technologies Patient safety and quality The need for economic sustainability challenges for regions
organisational challenges Adapted from: Ontario Hospital Association (2009) Health Care Governance in Volatile Economic Times: Don’t Waste a Crisis
20/20 vision? O P E R A T I O N A L P R I O R I T I E S STRATEGIC VISION STRUCTURAL FUND PERIODS 10 YRS REGIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY 5 YRS POLITICAL CYCLE 4-5 YRS HEALTH SECTOR REFORM 18 MTHS VALUES ATTITUDES BEHAVIOUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 12 MTHS SME 48 HRS
emerging lessons from EUREGIO III Was siehst Du? Grrrr…Ich sehe Veränderungen
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