Useful links

Presidency of the Council of the European Union

• The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU - Health priorities

Council of the European Union

• News
• Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)
• Competitiveness Council
• Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE)

European Commission

• Health and Consumers Directorate General
• Enterprise and Industry Directorate General
• Research and Innovation Directorate General
• Europe’s Information Society Directorate General
• Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate General

European Parliament

• News
• Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI)
• Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE)
• Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL)

SANCO related services and agencies

• Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
• Health-EU - The Public Health Portal of the European Union
• EMEA - European Medicines Evaluation Agency
• European Medicines Agency (EMA)
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA)

Other health organizations

• The Word Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe
• The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Patient Safety

• European Commission - Health and Consumers Directorate General
• Health-EU - The Public Health Portal of the European Union
• European Union Network for Patient Safety (EUNetPAS) website
• The World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe
• Council Recommendations of 9 June 2009 on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections
• Directive 2011/24/EU - application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare
• European Commission - Report on Member States' implementations of Council Recommendations on patient safety

eHealth

• European Commission - Health and Consumers Directorate General
• Europe’s Information Society - Thematic Portal
• eHealthNews.eu
• eHealth Strategies
• ePractice.eu
• EHTEL publications
• eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 - Innovative healthcare for the 21st century

Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

• European Commission - Health and Consumers Directorate General
• EUnetHTA website

Active and Healthy Ageing

• The Innovation Pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
• European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012 website
• European Commission - Health and Consumers DG
• European Commission - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG
• Europe’s Information Society - Thematic Portal
• The World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe

Non- Communicable or Chronic Diseases

• European Commission - Health and Consumers Directorate General
• The World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for Europe
• Council conclusions of 7 December 2010 on Innovative approaches for chronic diseases in public health and healthcare systems
• European Parliament resolution on the European Union position and commitment in advance of the UN high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Sharp Injuries

• Directive 2010/32/EU - prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA)
• Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of sharps injuries - Video

Professional Qualifications

• EurLex - European professional qualification directive
• European Commission - EU Single Market Directorate General

Other

• Health for Growth Programme 2014-2020
• Commission’s Work Programme 2012 and Annex
• Innovation and Competitiveness Framework
• Horizon 2020