Development of the National Strategy for Quality of Care and Patient Safety for Greece: co-creation process and lessons learnt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality of care and patient safety is a global health priority. Before 2025, Greece lacked a comprehensive national strategy to address longstanding challenges such as fragmented service delivery, uneven care quality, and limited safety reporting. In 2023-2024, a multi-stakeholder initiative, led by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, the Agency for Quality Assurance in Health, and the European Commission, supported the development of Greece's first National Strategy for Quality of Care and Patient Safety (2025-2030).

Methods

A multi-method, co-creation approach was adopted, combining a scoping review, a nationwide needs assessment (405 survey responses and 14 interviews), seven regional workshops (348 pa

SUBMITTER: Fonseca VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12854083 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature