The Norwegian population is ageing and our individual life expectancy is steadily increasing. Lifestyle diseases are also increasing, while expectations toward healthcare are growing. Despite the increase in healthcare budgets, the gap between what funding allows for and what is desirable and implementable is widening. Among the greatest societal challenges are the rapidly growing demand for personnel in the health service and the enormous pressure on the existing workforce. We need to think smarter about the health sector in the future, and we need to base our development work on documented methods and relevant experience. The Handbook of Healthcare Innovationgives you the tools you need to contribute to innovation in the health service and provides practical advice on how you can: * involve health service users and providers * make effective decisions along the way * navigate public procurement processes * document the evidence of change as it occurs.The simple and effective tools
