Country Reports

Published Country Reports

The Country Reports developed by partners in Slovenia, Spain, Poland and Portugal were published on our website. Therefore, to develope these reports they created a two-phase analysis:

Health and social care system

  • Data overview of the country’s demographics
  • Organization of the NHS and Social Security System
  • Typical health/social care workers and associates included in direct care (both formal and informal)
  • Typical settings in care providing (both formal and informal)

National Education and training System

  • Brief description / Schematic presentation of the National Education and Training System
  • Organization according with ISCED and/or EQF levels
  • Levels (ISCED / EQF) of training offers in areas related to the activities of caregivers
  • Types of training offers in areas related to the activities of caregivers
  • Types of entities that promote the courses

Results Summary

National Healthcare and Social Security systems are in all cases of a contributive nature (insurance or universally tax-financed systems), assuring different levels of care, from basic healthcare and specialized care, to medicine and medical devices co-funding. In all countries the public services are prevalent.

Data analysis points out to a considerable convergence in country’s national education and training systems organization and also in the levels providing formal training in the areas that are covered by the project.