In Flanders, integrated care is intentionally framed not as a fixed organisational model or a predefined governance blueprint, but as a long term behavioural transformation in the way people, organisations and systems collaborate. Over more than a decade of reform, policymakers and practitioners have recognised that fragmentation in care is rarely caused by an absence of plans or structures alone. Rather, it is sustained by professional routines, institutional silos and deeply embedded habits that shape everyday practice. The Flemish journey toward integrated care therefore begins from a demanding but realistic insight: meaningful integration emerges only when collaboration becomes part of daily behaviour. Such behavioural and organisational change cannot rely on goodwill alone. System alignment and appropriate financing play a decisive enabling role. This session will offer insight into the systems developed and supported by the Flanders Department of Care within the Belgian institutional context. Speakers and panellists will give the audience insight in their experiences throughout the trajectory.
