One of the FOPH’s aims is to build more bridges between the health service and social services in order to strengthen integrated health promotion, prevention and the provision of care.
At first hand. Christian is in his late forties and has been diagnosed with cancer. He is working in a low-wage job. His financial situation does not allow him to pay the deductible for his health insurance. And he will be facing further costs, for...
There is much to be said for integrating social workers into the provision of basic healthcare. General practitioner Michael Deppeler and René Rüegg, a social work expert, explain in an interview that this facilitates better...
5 questions for Markus Kaufmann. “As a society we should accept that some people need support for a certain length of time. And during this time we should offer them more assistance,” says the Managing Director of the Swiss...