Welcome
The purpose of the Uehp is to defend and represent the independent hospitals in Europe, to generate the political and economic conditions aiming to improve the independent initiative in the health field. Moreover Uehp studies and creates better conditions for the smooth management of independent hospitals. The priority of the UEHP is to promote high quality healthcare focused on the patient.
The UEHP has as its objectives all matters related to the EU and particularly:
- The study and creation of the best conditions for the management of private care specific to the E.U.;
- To co-ordinate initiatives for the free establishment of independent healthcare facilities in the Common Market, as well as the promotion of the internal market in the field of healthcare;
- The study of conditions for participation of independent hospitals in the social hospital service in the countries of the European Union.
- Representation of independent hospitals in the European Union.
News
- EU health policy clout 'strengthened' with new treaty
- 4-12-2009
- Even if it re-asserts the powers of EU member states on public health policies, the Lisbon Treaty also further develops the scope for European action in this area, according to health analysts.
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- Scientist: Climate change 'playing havoc' with health systems
- 1-12-2009
- Global warming has brought an increase in heat-related deaths, food poisoning and tick-borne diseases, but flu pandemics may decline as temperatures rise, according to Jan Semenza, scientific advisor at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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Spanish Presidency of the EU
- Care for patients at home 'to control health spending'
- 1-12-2009
- Switching from hospital care to monitoring and treating patients in their homes will help make public health spending more cost-efficient, according to Edwin Kohl, chairman of healthcare lobby group Costeff.
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- eHealth
- 30-11-2009
- eHealth, one of the priorities of the EU's i2010 programme to boost innovation and jobs, aims to provide user-friendly and interoperable information systems for patients and health professionals across Europe.
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