SCIROCCO Exchange - Capacity-building support for integrated care

Issue/Problem

Integrated care is a recognised solution to address the challenge of ageing population. Hence, it is important to commit to opportunities that increase the readiness and capacity of regions to implement integrated care. Knowledge transfer has been greatly recognised as an effective enabler of capacity-building support. However, effective knowledge transfer and capacity-building support requires dedicated support and infrastructure to ensure that the flow of appropriate information and knowledge between adopting and transferring entities is tailored to the local context and maturity of the particular healthcare system seeking the support. This is a precondition to help health and care authorities to build their capacity for the successful transition towards integrated care.

Results

A key aspect of the SCIROCCO self-assessment tool is that of context and transferability. In particular, the Tool considers the context in which an integrated care solution has been developed and context into which that solution will be transferred. The Tools also helps to understand the maturity of local conditions enabling the adoption and scaling-up of integrated care and inform about the strength and weaknesses of particular region and organisation in integrated care. This in turn informs about the priorities improvement and focus of the capacity-building support.

Lessons

The experience of regions in using the SCIROCCO tool to facilitate knowledge transfer and capacity-building support demonstrates the clear benefits of the tool in stimulating multi-stakeholder involvement and learning on future directions of integrated care and transformation of health and care delivery systems in Europe.

Practical experience with SCIROCCO twinning and coaching- the perspective of a transferring region

One of the SCIROCCO twinning and coaching activities was conducted between two healthcare systems: Scotland and The Basque Country. The objective of this presentation is to describe the experience of the transferring region, Scotland. In particular, it will outline the role and engagement of the voluntary sector in the provision of integrated care in Scotland, in terms of: Organisation, including the definition of the voluntary sector, its size and stakeholders;Engagement of the voluntary sector with integration of careIntroduction to Carrgomm and its activities (04/09/2018 study visit organised in Scotland)Conclusions, lessons learned.

The Reference Site Collaborative Network of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

Seventy four Reference Sites of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) have been recognised by the European Commission in 2016 for their commitment to excellence in investing and scaling up innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing. The Reference Site Collaborative Network (RSCN) brings together the EIP on AHA Reference Sites awarded by the European Commission, and Candidate Reference Sites into a single forum. The overarching goals are to promote cooperation, share and transfer good practice and solutions in the development and scaling up of health and care strategies, policies and service delivery models, while at the same time supporting the action groups in their work. The RSCN aspires to be recognized by the EU Commission as the principal forum and authority representing all EIP on AHA Reference Sites. The RSCN will contribute to achieve the goals of the EIP on AHA by improving health and care outcomes for citizens across Europe, and the development of sustainable economic growth and the creation of jobs.

Building Bridges for Innovation in Ageing: Synergies between Action Groups of the EIP on AHA

The Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) proposed six Action Groups. After almost three years of activity, many achievements have been obtained through commitments or collaborative work of the Action Groups. However, they have often worked in silos and, consequently, synergies between Action Groups have been proposed to strengthen the triple win of the EIP on AHA. The paper presents the methodology and current status of the Task Force on EIP on AHA synergies. Synergies are in line with the Action Groups' new Renovated Action Plan (2016-2018) to ensure that their future objectives are coherent and fully connected. The outcomes and impact of synergies are using the Monitoring and Assessment Framework for the EIP on AHA (MAFEIP). Eight proposals for synergies have been approved by the Task Force: Five cross-cutting synergies which can be used for all current and future synergies as they consider overarching domains (appropriate polypharmacy, citizen empowerment, teaching and coaching on AHA, deployment of synergies to EU regions, Responsible Research and Innovation), and three cross-cutting synergies focussing on current Action Group activities (falls, frailty, integrated care and chronic respiratory diseases).