JA TRANSFER OF BEST PRACTICES IN PRIMARY CARE

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CIRCE-JA will effectively transfer and implement 6 selected best practices (BPs) in primary health care among European Member States (MS), supported by scientific evidence-based methodology, raising MS capacity in implementing innovative care models and addressing health system transformation at this level of care. Moreover, knowledge transfer and twinning actions will support the transferring and implementation process, including a wide range of activities, such as workshops, staff visits and secondments, policy dialogues, expert advice, mutual and peer learning programmes. The transferring and implementation process will be monitored and assessed. Knowledge will be generated and shared addressing the main elements and recommendations for its success beyond the duration of the Joint Action. CIRCE-JA ambition looks forward to effectively transfer (implement, validate and sustain) the 6 BPs from 4 MS (Belgium, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain) into 40 implementation sites from 12 MS with relevant structural, organizational and institutional differences in their health care systems. The common transversal interest is to strengthening health care systems through reinforcing primary health care. 14 EU Member States are involved in CIRCE-JA. Beneficiaries including affiliated entities represent European healthcare systems and services directly connected to the overall aim of this JA, being BPs owners or implementers.