ICN: Nurses are Knowledge Producers and key Integrators of Person-Centred Care

Posted on: Wed 20-04-2016

International Council of Nurses calls for health funding to be aligned to patient outcomes to enable person-centred care Geneva, Switzerland, 19 April 2016 – At the recent WHO Special Session on the Coordination and Implementation of WHO Strategies during the 9th Geneva Conference on Person-Centred Medicine, Dr Frances Hughes Chief Executive Officer of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) called for more involvement of nurses as well as emphasis on leadership, health literacy for consumers, in the context of universal health coverage (UHC) and primary health care (PHC).

“Person-centred care is central to nursing,” said Dr Hughes. “With over 16 million nurses worldwide, nursing is ideally placed to produce evidence and play a leadership role in integration of person-centred care. Funding must be aligned to patient outcomes which will allow dynamic and allocative efficiency in nursing through models of care that are aligned to evidence and best consumer outcomes. It will also enable consumers to determine the services they need.” The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global strategy on people-centred and integrated health services represents a call for a fundamental shift in the way health services are funded, managed and delivered. Its vision is “of a future in which all people have access to health services that are provided in a way that responds to their personal preferences, are coordinated around their needs and are safe, effective, timely, efficient and of an acceptable quality, throughout their life course.”

As part of a workshop on Nurses as Key Integrators of Patient and Family Care at the recent International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dr Judith Shamian, ICN’s President said, “The patient’s perspective is at the heart of any discussion about integrated care. With nurses at the helm, the quality of patient-centred care can be improved by enhanced communication among patients, families, health professionals and other partners.” ICN, working with our member national nursing associations (NNAs), is committed to providing the leadership to deal with complex, global challenges in human resources for health (HRH) and health systems, to ensure a strong nursing voice in this process, with the focus ultimately on building healthier, resilient and robust communities. ICN provides leadership on health system and HRH policy development in partnership with its members throughout the consultative process and adoption of the WHO Global Strategy on HRH: Workforce 2030.

Note for Editors

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality care for all and sound health policies globally.

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