Strong primary healthcare is the foundation of a health system that is effective, efficient and responsive to patients' needs. Although not enough appreciated, primary care can handle most of today's chronic conditions without a specialist referral and produce benefits for the overall healthcare...

Half a million people in Europe are diagnosed with a rare disease every year. No country can meet this challenge alone. European Reference Networks are virtual networks that bring together experts from across the EU. Together, they will tackle complex or rare diseases by improving diagnosis and...

Faced with growing evidence that some groups within European Union Member States have been unable to achieve access to necessary healthcare, the European Union has committed to action to reduce levels of unmet need, most recently as an element of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In...

Faced with growing evidence that some groups within European Union Member States have been unable to achieve access to necessary healthcare, the European Union has committed to action to reduce levels of unmet need, most recently as an element of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In...

The overall objective of this study was to propose recommendations for improving the current level of information provision to patients by National Contact Points (NCPs). The research methodology used in this study consisted of: literature review, analysis of legal texts, website analysis,...

Strong primary healthcare is the foundation of a health system that is effective, efficient and responsive to patients' needs. Although not enough appreciated, primary care can handle most of today's chronic conditions without a specialist referral and produce benefits for the overall healthcare...

Half a million people in Europe are diagnosed with a rare disease every year. No country can meet this challenge alone. European Reference Networks are virtual networks that bring together experts from across the EU. Together, they will tackle complex or rare diseases by improving diagnosis and...

Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions available and the main tool for primary prevention of communicable diseases. However, the EU is facing increasing outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases, while some fatal cases of measles and diphtheria have been...

The purpose of this Study is to review the costs and the benefits for Member States (MS) counterparts and beneficiaries of the EU health information system and to compare the current set-up with a possible system built on a sustainable ground. The dimensions of the analysis regard in particular:...

The purpose of this Study is to review the costs and the benefits for Member States (MS) counterparts and beneficiaries of the EU health information system and to compare the current set-up with a possible system built on a sustainable ground. The dimensions of the analysis regard in particular:...