[Strategic lines for the guidance of health services with a future perspective].

The Health Map of Catalonia includes a set of strategic lines which constitute a framework for the alignment of objectives in the public healthcare system and which are elements of guidance in the evolution of the healthcare model with regard to the future. The strategic lines are grouped into 10 major themes which deal with the health policy and service policy (priorities and objectives of the system); the role of the citizens as protagonists; interaction between professionals and patients; comprehensive care and continuity in healthcare; collaboration between teams of professionals in multi-centre networks; professional development; information and communication technologies aiding in clinical decisions and relationships between professionals; the triumvirate of accessibility, quality and efficiency; the participation of citizens, institutions, professionals and organisations in the operation of services; and, finally, the assessment, to give an account of the above and take action.