There is promising evidence that many aspects of person-centred care are improving people’s lives and making healthcare delivery more effective.
Person-centred care has evolved differently in different fields. Good practice models have often been developed within the confines of their specific disease, setting, sector or region. This has contributed to a lack of common terminology, which may hinder implementation of person-centred care.
There is significant ongoing debate around fundamental principles, such as conceptual definitions and whether person-centred care can – or should – be measured.
HPP led an international environment scan to build an overarching picture of the state of play in person-centred care. We identified key research and contributions to this evolving field.
The work drew on interviews with 40 experts from around the world. It spanned literature and qualitative input from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands and Sweden, among many other countries.
It draws on evidence from around the world to highlight the current picture in person-centred care and understand where global discussion is heading. As part of the project, we developed a directory of person-centred care organisations.
The global report identified key areas of activity in the implementation and measurement of person-centred care:
The directory of person-centred care organisations is a useful tool for identifying hubs of person-centred care research, measurement and implementation, in various settings across the world. It encourages and enables collaboration among interested organisations.
The project was funded by The Health Foundation.