Wednesday 6th July 2022 (12:00-13:00 CET)
Health systems in almost all countries are facing backlogs of care due to the postponement of non-emergency procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delays in diagnosis and treatment now represent a significant barrier to access for many services.
Clearing backlogs as quickly as possible will be critical for maintaining health gains achieved before the pandemic and avoiding increasing excess mortality. Barriers in access are, in many European Countries, among the major drawbacks towards
Universal Health Coverage.
So, how can we increase the supply of workforce and staffing to make additional services available? Is there a role for improving productivity, capacity and demand management? What investments are needed in new
models of care? Join us to find out!
Speakers:
Hans Kluge, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ewout van Ginneken, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pascal Garel, European Hospital Federation – HOPE, Brussels, Belgium
Ben Jupp, NHS England & NHS Improvement,
London, UK
Moderators:
Suszy Lessof & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)