From 2022
Government of Slovakia on 28 June 2022 cleared Update of the Strategic Framework for Health Care for 2014 - 2030 (hereinafter "Updates").
The update is primarily based on the Strategic Framework endorsed by the Government in 2013, updates the indicators and measures on those approved by the Government in other strategic documents (Rehabilitation and Resilience Plan, Slovakia Operational Programme 2021-2027 and Slovakia Vision and Strategy for Development by 2030) and introduces a system of regular monitoring of established measures and targets in the form of annual monitoring reports.
By approving the Updates and regularly drawing up the annual monitoring reports defined therein, the Health Department will be able to provide an effective tool to make its long-term strategic direction more qualified. This type of information will be a particularly useful starting point in the formulation of priorities for the following year, in the budgetary negotiations with MF SR, and in the implementation of the milestones defined in the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Update of the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2014-2020
Summary report on developments in the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2014-2020 for 2025
Summary report on developments in the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2014-2020 for 2024
Summary report on developments in the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2014-2020 for 2023
Summary Report on developments in the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2014-2030 for 2022
From 2013 onwards
On 18 December 2013, the government approved the Strategic Framework on Health Care for the years 2014 to 2030. It is a fundamental document that sets out the direction of health policy in the medium and long term. The primary driver of its creation is the effort to implement measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of healthcare provided and to improve the health status of the population.
Strategy in sHealthcareSector
On December 18th 2013 Slovak Government has approved material Strategic framework for health for 2014-2030. This document defines medium and long term direction of health policy. The main indicator for its creation is implementation of measures for improving the quality, sustainability and efficiency of the healthcare system and the health status of the population.
1. Minutes of the meeting of the Monitoring Commission on the performance of the tasks of the Strategic Framework for Health Care for 2014 - 2030 of 26.08.2014
Implementation strategy for developing and implementing standard clinical procedures and standard procedures for prevention/ EN:Implementation Strategy for the Development and Implementation of Standard Clinical Guidelines and Standard Guidelines for Prevention
Implementation strategy - integrated healthcare provision system: Modernising health infrastructure and improving the availability of quality services in primary and acute bed healthcare / EN:Implementation Strategy - Integrated Health Care System
2. On 28.11. - 9.12.2014 there was a vote on the material -Description of the monitoring and control system for the fulfilment of the tasks of the Strategic Framework for Health Care 2013 – 2030–/ EN:Description of the Monitoring and Control System for the Tasks Delivered Under the Strategic Framework for Health for 2014-2030in a way per roll. Eleven members out of a total of eighteen members of the Monitoring Commission for the supervision of the fulfilment of the tasks of the Strategic Framework for Health Care for 2014 – 2030 sent a favourable opinion on its text.
3. It was approved in May and June 2015. Report 2014 on the state of play of the tasks of the Strategic Framework on Health Care for 2014 – 2030. Following the inclusion of the comments, eleven of the eighteen members of the Monitoring Commission for the supervision of the fulfilment of the tasks of the Strategic Framework for Health Care for 2014 - 2030 agreed to the report.
4. Ministry of Health prepared 7 February 2017 Structure Hospital transformation plan.
The Transformation Plan (TP) is one of the key documents that eligible beneficiaries of the Structural Funds from the Operational Programme of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020 have to draw up and submit, together with the application for the Funds, and approved.
TP has a prescribed structure, which you can download along with the drawing instructions on the link below. TP is evaluated and approved by the Health Policy Institute of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic. Only after approval by the Institute is TP considered to be approved and prepared for the application of the Funds.
The Health Policy Institute has 15 working days to evaluate the submitted TP. The applicant shall be informed by electronic means and in writing of the outcome of the approval process.
Please send the established TP exclusively electronically for approval in the form of a single .pdf file to the Director of the Institute of Health Policy, Martin Smatana (martin.smatana@health.gov.sk).