Last updated: 23 February 2007
Dear EFN Members and Colleagues,
In recent years, with many governments reforming their health systems it is often difficult for professions to maintain their influence in shaping the public policy agenda. EFN has made enormous inroads in ensuring the future of nursing and nursing services and quality health delivery across Europe through concerted lobbying efforts. EFN’s involvement in the consultation regarding community action on health services is a prime example of EFN’s success in influencing policy decision making process.
There is growing evidence to suggest that the involvement of nurses and midwives in policy development has a direct relationship to the ability to change practice, raise the professional profile and improve community health outcomes.
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Consultation regarding community action on health services
DG Sanco published a list of all the contributions sent by the Stakeholders to the European Commission on the consultation regarding community action on health services. You can view all the contributions at:
http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_overview/co_operation/mobility/
EU Call for Proposals 2007
After the adoption of the Public Health Programme’s 2007 Work Plan, the European Commission’s Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA) published its call for proposal for the Programme of Community Action in the field of Public Health (2003-2008). The deadline for project submission is 21 May 2007.
The relevant documents are available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/phea/calls/call_for_proposals_en.html
“Meeting the costs of health care abroad”
The European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities launched a new website where EU citizens can check if their home country will meet the financial costs of health care abroad through their national social security or health systems. The Website is currently only English, French and German but other languages should be soon available in all the official EU languages:
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_security_schemes/healthcare/index_en.htm
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research projects
The European Commission is allocating, this year, 1.2 billion euros of EU funding to new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research projects. This first call for proposals will close on 8 May 2007 and is open to all organisations in Europe and beyond. Project consortia must submit a joint proposal to be evaluated by independent panels of experts.
For further information: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/