The key features of a National Integrated Continuing Care System, when successfully implemented will anticipate and manage health service utilization and costs, address gaps in clinical service development and integration and ensure that patients receive optimum.

This provides an implementation roadmap and indicative costs to develop Qatar’s National Integrated Continuing Care System. 

Implementation of Qatar’s national Continuing Care Strategy needs to be coordinated by an appropriate national continuing care body. In order to ensure success, all stakeholders will need to work to a coordinated implementation plan, with a high level view of clinical developments supported by organizational development and investment in infrastructure. However, it is suggested that ‘top down’ planning is exercised appropriately, with greater focus on a process of small steps evolving quickly as the engine for implementation, starting in areas where there are already the relationships, workforce and infrastructure to make quick wins. A rigorous quality improvement approach is recommended with regular feedback around real improvements for patients. A high-level, 5-year implementation schedule is shown below.