National Diabetes Plans: can they support changes in health care systems to strengthen diabetes prevention and care?

• Main Authors: Jelka Zaletel (Author), Milivoj Piletic (Author), Jaana Lindström (Author), Andrea Icks (Author), Ulrike Rothe (Author), Monica Sørensen (Author), Marina Maggini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Healthcare systems do not fit well with the "modern" patient, who has a right to autonomy and self-determination. The services that are designed and delivered in policy contexts are not prone to encourage innovation. National Diabetes Plans, defined as "any formal strategy for improvi...