JADECARE: innovating healthcare in Europe
The project, led at European level by Biosistemak and ending in 2023, has strengthened the capacity of European health authorities to address health system challenges.
With the aim of improving health and social care across Europe, the JADECARE project has worked to transfer and adapt good practices, services, programmes and products to optimise the health of the population, especially those with chronic diseases and complex needs. All of this is based on the principle of universal, equitable and sustainable health care.
What is the JADECARE Joint Action?
JADECARE, an initiative funded by the European Commission, has aimed to help countries adopt and implement effective practices, which have already demonstrated positive results in various regions of Europe. These practices, comprised of services and resources that respond to key health system challenges, were designed with the particular needs of the 21 European countries and regions that adopted them in mind.
Key project steps:
- Identification of needs: A detailed situation analysis was carried out in each region or country participating in the project, gathering opinions from health professionals and patients to better understand the needs of each community or health system.
- Selection of the practice to be transferred: Successful practices in other regions were analysed and those best suited to the needs and objectives of the project were selected.
- Adaptation to local needs: The selected practices were adjusted to local realities, ensuring that they were effective and sustainable in the long term.
- Implementation of services or resources: Deployment of these practices in health systems was carried out to improve care in participating communities.
The person at the centre of the health system
Using a person-centred approach, during the three years of the JADECARE project, participants worked on improving quality and access to care, achieving better health outcomes and increasing health literacy (understanding, accessing, using and valuing health resources and services), as well as promoting self-care.
In addition, the project has helped to integrate and improve the coordination of services, facilitating communication between health professionals in order to offer more personalised, organised and real care.
JADECARE has also advocated for people to actively participate in making decisions about their own health, and to become involved in their communities so that they become healthy environments that support their wellbeing.
Towards a more sustainable health system
JADECARE has not only represented a breakthrough in health and social care, but has also reinforced the idea that together, communities and health professionals can build a more humane, efficient and sustainable system.
The transfer of best practices between European regions and countries has been a first step in reorienting health care, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention strategies, as well as the incorporation of new technologies.
From its start in October 2020 until its end in September 2023, JADECARE has enabled health professionals, managers and policy makers from 21 European regions and/or countries to acquire new knowledge on how to improve people’s care, train in skills to translate scientific evidence into real practice, and develop tools to improve people’s confidence and competences in relation to the health system.
For more information on the project, visit their website.
The methodology used in JADECARE has been published in the scientific article:
– Fullaondo, A., Hamu, Y., Txarramendieta, J. and de Manuel, E. (2024) ‘Scaling-Out Digitally Enabled Integrated Care in Europe Through Good Practices Transfer: The JADECARE Study’, International Journal of Integrated Care, 24(3), p. 15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8605.
