A key question policy makers are interested in is whether public health interventions that can be regarded as best practices could be successful implemented in countries other than the country where the policy was originally implemented. Public health interventions that present best practice...

Beaucoup de pays cherchent à améliorer la prestation des soins de santé en examinant les rôles des différents corps professionnels, y compris les infirmières. Le développement de nouveaux rôles infirmiers plus avancés peut contribuer à améliorer l’accès aux soins dans un contexte...

The strengthening of health data infrastructure and governance is a policy priority of the OECD. This report presents findings from the 2019-20 OECD survey of health data development, use and governance. Health ministries and health data authorities in twenty-three countries responded to the...

Health care settings are inherently hazardous places, with very unpredictable and complex working environments. These hazards and risks not only result in a range of injuries and ill-health among workers but also jeopardise the safety of patients. The COVID-19 crisis has amplified the importance...

Body-mass index (BMI) tends to follow a typical trajectory over the life-course of an individual, increasing in early life while decreasing after middle age. To be able to reflect these trends in the OECD Strategic Public Health Planning for Non-Communicable Diseases (SPHeP-NCDs) model, this...

The pandemic has stimulated growing interest in using advanced practice nurses such as Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to address growing primary care needs linked to population ageing and more people living with chronic conditions, although not all countries are moving at the same speed. This OECD...