Integration of private network in oncology is being considered
Private hospitals are likely to join the referral network of cancer, a solution that will help reduce the waiting lists, the National Health Service Pedro Pimentel, national coordinator of oncological diseases, this hypothesis put forward during the National Congress of Oncology, which ran in Funchal. And pointed out that private institutions have played a growing role in the treatment of cancer. Nonetheless, public and private must respect the same rules, a principle that appeals to the Order of Physicians and the Portuguese Society of Oncology.
Helena Gervásio, president of the society, told DN that integration was discussed at the congress, which is "a possibility". The network of referral, which is expected to start on the ground in 2010, will have to be defined during the next year, as the DN reported in June. But only now the coordinator of the possible integration of the talks private. In an interview with Time Medicine, Pedro Pimentel said to be "important to evaluate the quality of care at private and public."
For this reason, the criteria for evaluating and monitoring the activity, safety facilities and care to patients and quality of treatment provided must be equal in both systems. Helena Gervásio says that the principles of the plan apply to public and private, but that "there is integration, must be well thought."
Jorge Espirito Santo, president of the college's specialty of oncology of the Order of Physicians, acknowledges that "the participation of private individuals can be important when there is saturation of the public offering." But like the other experts, emphasizes that "the private can and should be evaluated with the same criteria," whether or not they respond to patients in the public sector.
Jose Miguel Boquinhas, director of Private Hospitals of Portugal, told DN that "there has not yet been any contact with the group accordingly," but admits that "interesting idea is to increase the response to the National Health Service." So far, only one unit of the HPP has oncology unit (the Hospital of Lusiads). There are other private, as the Holy Spirit Health to provide care in this area.
The network will have levels of differentiation, but the aim is to focus on care and proximity of users in a decentralized manner. Each unit must have a quality of care and access to treatments and diagnostic methods. Some units will have more powers, responding to complex situations and less common.
Is this context there will be some concentration of resources, such as the DN moved the High Commissioner of Health, Maria do Ceu Machado, in June. At the time, gave the example of surgery, which would have to be made in centers of excellence. In the case of treatments such as radiation and decentralize the aim is to avoid cases of patients who make long journeys to the case.
Private hospitals are likely to join the referral network of cancer, a solution that will help reduce the waiting lists, the National Health Service Pedro Pimentel, national coordinator of oncological diseases, this hypothesis put forward during the National Congress of Oncology, which ran in Funchal. And pointed out that private institutions have played a growing role in the treatment of cancer. Nonetheless, public and private must respect the same rules, a principle that appeals to the Order of Physicians and the Portuguese Society of Oncology.
Helena Gervásio, president of the society, told DN that integration was discussed at the congress, which is "a possibility". The network of referral, which is expected to start on the ground in 2010, will have to be defined during the next year, as the DN reported in June. But only now the coordinator of the possible integration of the talks private. In an interview with Time Medicine, Pedro Pimentel said to be "important to evaluate the quality of care at private and public."
For this reason, the criteria for evaluating and monitoring the activity, safety facilities and care to patients and quality of treatment provided must be equal in both systems. Helena Gervásio says that the principles of the plan apply to public and private, but that "there is integration, must be well thought."
Jorge Espirito Santo, president of the college's specialty of oncology of the Order of Physicians, acknowledges that "the participation of private individuals can be important when there is saturation of the public offering." But like the other experts, emphasizes that "the private can and should be evaluated with the same criteria," whether or not they respond to patients in the public sector.
Jose Miguel Boquinhas, director of Private Hospitals of Portugal, told DN that "there has not yet been any contact with the group accordingly," but admits that "interesting idea is to increase the response to the National Health Service." So far, only one unit of the HPP has oncology unit (the Hospital of Lusiads). There are other private, as the Holy Spirit Health to provide care in this area.
The network will have levels of differentiation, but the aim is to focus on care and proximity of users in a decentralized manner. Each unit must have a quality of care and access to treatments and diagnostic methods. Some units will have more powers, responding to complex situations and less common.
Is this context there will be some concentration of resources, such as the DN moved the High Commissioner of Health, Maria do Ceu Machado, in June. At the time, gave the example of surgery, which would have to be made in centers of excellence. In the case of treatments such as radiation and decentralize the aim is to avoid cases of patients who make long journeys to the case.
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