Are you a spectator planning to take part in London 2012? What you should know to enjoy a healthy Olympics

Get yourself a free European Health Insurance Card to access state healthcare in the UK

Férias: dicas úteis para um verão descansado

Com o início da temporada de férias e milhões de pessoas a viajar dentro e fora da União Europeia, convém relembrar algumas considerações que os europeus devem ter em conta

Vídeo sobre os direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

Vídeo sobre a legislação da UE que consagra os direitos dos doentes a tratamento noutro país da UE e respectivo reembolso.

Medical Tourism: Treatments, Markets and Health System Implications: A scoping review

International trade in health services, including its most prominent component ‘medical tourism’, has attracted a great deal of policy interest and media attention in recent years.

5th European Patients' Rights Day (18 April 2011)

Putting Citizens at the center of Health Policy begins with guaranteeing patients rights are respected. The reinforcement of Patients' rights will become effective only with the cooperation and commitment of all healthcare stakeholders in every EU country.

Are you a spectator planning to take part in London 2012? What you should know to enjoy a healthy Olympics

Get yourself a free European Health Insurance Card to access state healthcare in the UK

Férias: dicas úteis para um verão descansado

Com o início da temporada de férias e milhões de pessoas a viajar dentro e fora da União Europeia, convém relembrar algumas considerações que os europeus devem ter em conta

Vídeo sobre os direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

Vídeo sobre a legislação da UE que consagra os direitos dos doentes a tratamento noutro país da UE e respectivo reembolso.

Medical Tourism: Treatments, Markets and Health System Implications: A scoping review

International trade in health services, including its most prominent component ‘medical tourism’, has attracted a great deal of policy interest and media attention in recent years.

5th European Patients' Rights Day (18 April 2011)

Putting Citizens at the center of Health Policy begins with guaranteeing patients rights are respected. The reinforcement of Patients' rights will become effective only with the cooperation and commitment of all healthcare stakeholders in every EU country.

Cross-border health care in the European Union. Mapping and analysing practices and policies

Cross-border health care is a growing phenomenon in the European Union. When in need of medical treatment, patients increasingly act as informed consumers who claim the right to choose their own providers, including those beyond borders.

Hungarian Presidency of the Council on the adoption of the cross-border healthcare directive

At its meeting on 28 February, the Council adopted a healthcare directive for both intra-European and “cross-border” applications, meaning the legislation designed to strengthen patients’ rights substantially, will shortly come into force.

After final approval from the Council, the Directive on cross-border healthcare is now adopted

The Council of the European Union approved the European Parliament's amendments on a draft directive aimed at facilitating access to safe and high-quality cross-border healthcare and promoting cooperation on healthcare between member states.

65.º boletim sobre a Saúde na UE: Doentes informados para cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços seguros

Retrospectiva: Abrir os sistemas de saúde

Uma nova lei para cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços define quem procura tratamento e quem paga a conta.

Health care for EU citizens in all member states - Video from the EPP

The European Parliament has voted to approve a package of measures designed to enable Europeans to get treatment in another EU member state if they face an undue delay at home.

Direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

P&R: Direitos dos Pacientes nos Cuidados de Saúde Transfronteiriços

Um alemão idoso, que sofre de diabetes, leva consigo receitas médicas suplementares numa viagem à Itália, mas será que o farmacêutico local aceita essas receitas?

O Parlamento Europeu votou hoje a favor da directiva da UE relativa à aplicação dos direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços.

Declaração de John Dalli, Comissário Europeu para a Saúde e a Defesa do Consumidor, sobre a directiva da UE relativa à aplicação dos direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

European Commissioner 's Speech: "The Draft Directive on Patients' Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare: Moving Forward onHealth Inequalities, Patients Rights, Quality and Safety"

John DALLI, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, attends the European Patients' Forum and Belgian Presidency High-Level Roundtable event. Brussels, 01 December 2010

Europarltv clip - Cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

Os eurodeputados manifestaram o seu apoio na defesa dos direitos dos pacientes e da possibilidade de estes poderem procurar tratamento noutros países da UE e verem os custos desses tratamentos reembolsados.

European Parliamant press release - An EU citizen's right to get medical treatment in another Member State

Plans to lay down clearer rights for patients to seek healthcare in another Member State - and be properly reimbursed - were beefed up by Parliament's Public Health Committee on Wednesday.

Entrevista com Françoise Grossetête: "Uma Europa sem fronteiras para os pacientes"

Alguma vez pensou em recorrer a cuidados médicos noutro país da União Europeia na esperança de um tratamento mais rápido, económico ou especializado? Quem recorreu a serviços médicos transfronteiras acabou por se confrontar com um labirinto kafkiano quando chegou o momento dos reembolsos. Uma realidade que poderá mudar em breve, se a directiva sobre cuidados de saúde transfronteiras for aprovada.

Council adopts its position on patient's rights in cross-border healthcare

The Council's position on the draft directive aims to facilitate the access to safe and highquality cross-border healthcare and to promote cooperation on healthcare between member states.

O Conselho aprova novas normas sobre os direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde no estrangeiro

Com este projecto de directiva, pretende-se facilitar o acesso a serviços de saúde transfronteiras seguros e de qualidade e fomentar a cooperação nesse domínio entre os países da UE.

EU health ministers back the Spanish proposal on patient mobility

The EU’s health ministers backed the Spanish proposal on patient mobility within the Union, at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) held in Luxembourg this Tuesday.

Spain hopes to give impetus to the new proposal on patient mobility in the EU

Spain hopes to give impetus to the new proposal on patientmobility in the EU, during the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO), scheduled for 7 and 8 June in Luxembourg.

Equality in health care, transplants and cross-border medical care are the focus of the meeting of health ministers in Madrid

The Spanish Minister of Health and Social Policy, Trinidad Jiménez, opened the informal meeting of EU health ministers on Thursday, which aims to work towards reducing inequalities in health care, as well as making progress on European directives concerning organ transplants and cross-border medical care.

Cross-border medical assistance

Spain wants to start working on a new Community directive on cross-border medical assistance, after the initial proposal from the European Commission (EC) was blocked last December, according to the Spanish Minister of Health, Trinidad Jiménez.

Spanish Presidency of the EU Council - Cross-border medical assistance

Parlamento Europeu - Textos aprovados - Direitos dos doentes em matéria de cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços

Telemedicine: Commission adopts plans to help doctors and patients access healthcare from a distance.

The European Commission adopted a Communication to support and improve access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe. In response to a call for action from Member States, this initiative aims to increase and broaden telemedicine services, including diagnosis, treatment and monitoring at a distance across Europe. Such services will allow, for example, a patient suffering from a rare retinal disease to be diagnosed in his hometown by a specialist working at a European Centre of Excellence for eye diseases located thousands of kilometres away.

Iniciativa transfronteiras em matéria de cuidados de saúde: resumo da avaliação de impacto disponível em 22 línguas

A presente avaliação de impacto tem como objectivo analisar a necessidade e o potencial impacto das diferentes opções de acção comunitária no domínio dos cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços. Após a exclusão dos serviços de saúde da directiva relativa aos serviços, a Comissão procura responder, mediante esta iniciativa, ao desejo formulado tanto pelo Parlamento Europeu como pelo Conselho no sentido de avaliar a necessidade de elaborar uma proposta específica no domínio dos cuidados de saúde transfronteiriços.

Nova iniciativa da Comissão sobre cuidados de saúde transfronteiras