title: [The Health Plan for Catalonia: an instrument to transform the health system].
abstract: The Department of Health of the Generalitat in Catalonia periodically draws up the Health Plan, which is the strategic document that brings together the reference framework for initiatives concerning public health in terms of the Catalan health administration. The 2011-2015 version of the Health Plan incorporates key care and system governance-related elements, which, in conjunction with health goals, make up the complete picture of what the health system in Catalonia should look like until 2015. The Plan was drawn up at a time when the environmental conditions were extremely particular, given the major economic crisis that began in 2007. This has meant that the system has been forced to address public health problems using a significant reduction in the economic resources available, while aiming to maintain the level of care provided, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and preserve the sustainability of the system whose defining traits are its universality, equity and the wide range of services on offer. The Health Plan focuses on three areas of action, 9 major courses of action and 32 strategic projects designed to respond to new social needs: addressing the most common health issues, comprehensive care for chronic patients and organizational modernization.
authors.affiliation: Direcció General de Planificació i Recerca en Salut, Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya.
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constante i Beitia
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D013030:Spain
keywords: Accesibilidad; Accessibility; Equidad; Equity; Health indicators; Health plan for Catalonia; Healthcare planning; Indicadores de salud; Plan de Salud de Cataluña; Planificación sanitaria; Reordenación de servicios; Services reordering