
Increasing the role of primary health care in addressing mental health conditions: lessons from Estonia / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Tác giả : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 2025
ISBN : 9789289061957 (PDF); 9789289061964 (print)
Tùng thư :
Improving affordable access to health care
Chủ đề : 1. Access to Primary Care. 2. Estonia. 3. Financing, Personal. 4. Health. 5. Mental Health. 6. Primary Care Nursing. 7. Universal Health Insurance. 8. Publications.
Thông tin chi tiết
Tóm tắt : | iv, 18 p. Starting in the early 1990s, Estonia has introduced reforms to hospital care, primary health care and health financing that have halved the number of psychiatric beds and reduced the average length of stay in psychiatric hospitals, gradually increasing the role of primary health care in addressing mental health conditions. This achievement has involved the use of multiple policy instruments, including changes to primary health care financing, supported by upfront investment in infrastructure, supplementary funding for training, and clinical leadership from family doctors and psychiatrists. As Estonia continues to respond to the growing need for mental health care, special effort is needed to address the lack of mental health specialists, reduce regional disparities in service delivery, encourage slow adopters and minimize financial barriers to access by protecting people from copayments, particularly those with low incomes. This brief highlight some of the key policy changes Estonia has introduced as part of what has been a gradual evolution in mental health service delivery and financing at the primary care level. It identifies lessons learned from this experience for Estonia and for other countries that want to improve affordable access to mental health care. |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/381466 |