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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- 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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- New EU health chief seizes control of pharma policy
- 30-11-2009
- Healthcare lobbyists have scored a major victory in convincing European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to give responsibility for pharmaceuticals to the new health commissioner.
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- Public consultation on the future EU 2020 strategy
- 28-11-2009
- The Commission would like to hear your views on some suggested broad policy considerations for the future EU2020 strategy.
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- Patient’s rights on Cross boarder Healthcare Directive
- 27-11-2009
- On 1 December, the EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council) discussed the file, but failed to reach an agreement.
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- EU health chief warns against national budget cuts
- 6-10-2009
- Health services across Europe will come under increasing pressure during the financial crisis, according to European Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, who is urging health ministers not to slash public spending on health care.
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- Commission opinion on temporary extension of working time for junior doctors
- 2-10-2009
- The Commission has issued opinions accepting that Hungary, the Netherlands and the UK will slightly extend working time of doctors in training on a temporary basis.
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- Dutch health system retains ‘Best in Europe’ crown
- 29-09-2009
- The Netherlands has the best healthcare system in Europe, according to the annual Euro Consumer Index. Dutch healthcare was top of the list for the second year running, this time with an even bigger margin of victory.
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