02 October 2007

 

News from the EU

New public website for the Health Systems Working Party

The European Commission Health Systems Working Party, of which EFN is a member, launched a new website accessible to the public, aiming to inform the EU citizens and the Health professionals on the major outcomes of the Health Systems Working Party.

For further information, click here.

 

More EU citizens in need of long-term medical care 

Eurobarometer published a report which presents the results of an EU survey on health in the European Union, and where the overall state of Europeans’ health and long-term illness as well as the effects of various health problems on EU citizens' daily lives are analysed. The survey shows that one in four EU citizens need long-term medical treatment and that over a third of such care is required due to high blood pressure - caused for example by factors linked to diet, exercise, excess weight, obesity, drugs or alcohol.

To read the report, click here.

 

Publications

Healthcare Services in Europe in 2007: what is at stake?

The Robert Schuman Foundation published an article entitled “Healthcare Services in Europe in 2007: what is at stake?”, where the author mentions that the ‘differences between the different European health care systems justify the mobilisation of stakeholders at EU level for obvious political and moral reasons’, and addresses the question of Member State cooperation in the health sector.

To read the article (in French), click here.

 

European survey on e-health consumer trends

BMC Public Health journal published an article entitled “European citizens’ use of E-health services: A study of seven countries”, which provides the results of a survey conducted in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Latvia on the patterns of health-related Internet use, its consequences, and citizens’ expectations about their doctors’ provision of e-health services.

To read the article, click here.