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Needs assessment needs assessment....

A Stevens1, J Gabbay

  • 1Department of Public Health, Lewisham and North Southwark Authority, London.

Health Trends
|December 10, 1990
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Defining health care needs is complex. The study proposes defining need as the ability to benefit from care, considering morbidity and effectiveness, to guide health service contracts.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Public Health Policy
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Needs assessment is a critical but poorly defined and challenging aspect of healthcare.
  • Existing definitions of 'need' are discipline-specific and lack a unified framework.
  • The National Health Service Review highlights the urgency for a clearer understanding of health care needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the concept of 'need' within the context of healthcare.
  • To propose a workable definition of health care need for policy and practice.
  • To analyze the relationship between need, demand, and supply in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of 'need' across academic disciplines.
  • Examination of the relationship between 'need', 'demand' (patient requests), and 'supply' (provided services).

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  • Review of information sources for needs assessment.

    • Main Results:

    • Proposes defining 'need' as the ability to benefit from healthcare, contingent on morbidity and treatment effectiveness.
    • Highlights limitations in current information sources for formal needs assessment.
    • Acknowledges the lengthy nature of comprehensive needs assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • Despite conceptual and technical difficulties, incremental steps can improve healthcare contracting.
    • Focusing on the ability to benefit offers a practical definition for guiding resource allocation.
    • Further efforts are needed to refine needs assessment and align it with healthcare delivery.