National and regional coordination in times of scarcity
- Funded by Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)
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Grant number: 1.043E+13
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202022Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$163,496.72Funder
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)Principal Investigator
PendingResearch Location
NetherlandsLead Research Institution
University of GroningenResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Health Systems Research
Research Subcategory
Health leadership and governance
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
Not applicable
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Adults (18 and older)
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Project description The corona pandemic quickly led to a shortage of intensive care beds (IC beds) and a worldwide shortage of materials and equipment. National and regional coordination has been shaped under great pressure. Although this has succeeded in staying within the (highly scaled up) IC bed capacity, a lot has also gone wrong. Moreover, there is also increasing scarcity in health care outside the crisis. Both in times of crisis and beyond, scarcity can be offset by pooling the capacity and resources of several healthcare institutions. However, it is not easy to set up the necessary coordination effectively. This project examines how this coordination can best be designed. This is done on the basis of interviews with key stakeholders and by analyzing available data on the availability and utilization of capacity and resources.