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Tartu Ülikool osaleb partnerina Hispaania juhitavas konsortsiumis, mis plaanib esitada taotluse "Bridging Health and Social Care for Safer Home-Based Care: Strengthening Integrated Care Transitions to Improve Equitable Access”.

Kas Sotsiaalministeerium oleks valmis meid selles toetama? Toetus ei eelda rahalist panust, vaid valmisolekut projekti ideed toetada ning võimalusel edaspidi ka projekti tulemuste ellurakendamisel osalema. Manuses on näidiskiri.

Taotluse esitamise tähtaeg on 2. veebruaril 2026, seega kui olete nõus meid toetama, palun toetuskirja hiljemalt 29. jaanuariks. Allpool on ka projekti sisukokkuvõte.  

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Kaja Põlluste

BRIDGE addresses a major European challenge: ageing and chronic multimorbidity are shifting complex care to the home. Under workforce shortages and territorial disparities, underserved (rural/remote) areas often face fragmented health–social care integration, weak transitions and limited caregiver training. Home-based safety risks remain under-recognised across hospital, primary/community and social-care transitions, causing avoidable harm, caregiver distress and avoidable service use in cardiometabolic disease, chronic respiratory conditions and Alzheimer’s disease. BRIDGE will strengthen capacity for safe home care by developing and piloting a guideline that defines integrated training routes across hospital, primary/community and social care, embedding patient safety into chronic care pathways and transitions. The guideline will specify minimum safety training steps/competencies, roles, information flow, and escalation/post-incident support so professionals can train, supervise and support informal caregivers to perform safety-critical tasks agreed within care plans/pathways. To support implementation, it will co-design a trigger-based risk prioritisation tool aligned with the guideline to flag higher-risk caregiving situations (e.g., medication errors) and prompt tailored reskilling actions within existing services. End-users (caregivers and frontline professionals) will co-design, user-test and implement the guideline and the trigger-supported workflow. Key stakeholders—regional/national authorities and patient-safety/quality bodies, integrated care networks, municipalities, caregiver organisations, and regulators/insurers—will align the guideline with existing/new pathways, validate transfer conditions and support sustainability. Led by partners from eight participating countries (plus two self-funded collaborators), multi-country pilots will generate implementation evidence and deliver a replication toolkit and transfer strategy to scale beyond pilot sites.