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Harmonising pharmaceuticals for human use

The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) has been reconfigured to transform it into a truly global initiative with robust and transparent governance mechanisms. The ICH will promote public health through international harmonisation of technical requirements for the authorisation and regulatory oversight of medicinal products. This will help […]

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Insects as food and feed

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Interest is growing in the potential benefits of using insects in food and animal feed, but there needs to be an assessment of the risks involved in the production, processing and consumption of this alternative source of protein. The European Food Safety Authority has produced a risk profile that identifies the potential biological and chemical

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Smoking in cars banned in England and Wales

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It is now illegal to smoke in cars and other vehicles if someone under the age of 18 is present. It is also illegal for a driver to not stop someone else smoking in these circumstances and the fine for either offence is £50. This new law applies to any private vehicle enclosed by a

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Tobacco packaging – new specifications

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From May 2016, new health warnings will be compulsory on packages of tobacco products, especially cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco. The new warnings will consist of a colour photograph, a text warning on the harmful effects of smoking and smoking cessation information. Put together, these should cover 65{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of the front and back of packages. For

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European Professional Card

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In January 2016 nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists are amongst the many professions able to apply for the European Professional Card which will confirm their professional status when applying for work in another country. Public administrations need to be aware of this as, if an application doesn’t get a response within the deadline specified, the recognition is assumed…so

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Training for health professionals

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The EU has developed some training programmes for health professionals with the specific aim of improving health services for migrants and ethnic minorities. These programmes have been developed in collaboration by institutions in Spain, Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands and have been tested in these countries as well as in Poland, Romania and Slovakia. They

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Movement of health professionals around the EU

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This article ‘Health professional mobility in the European Union: Exploring the equity and efficiency of free movement’ looks at the effects of health professional mobility in terms of efficiency and equity implications at three levels: for the EU, for destination countries and for source countries. The analysis suggests that there is a risk the free

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Tackling Substance Abuse

Past events / Tim Devlin

October 2015 – This seminar looked at some of the issues around drug and alcohol abuse and ways of reducing harm. The expert speakers looked specifically at so-called ‘legal highs’, more correctly known as ‘new pyscho-active substances’ and alcohol, particularly underage drinking. The programme includes speaker biographies and the presentations include details of the forth-coming NPS

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Ethical Aspects of E-health

Past events / Tim Devlin

September 2015. This seminar looked at the ethical aspects of successfully implementing new technologies with the elderly and those with mental or physical impairments. With speakers from the private and public sectors the afternoon gave practical examples of why patients need to be kept in the forefront of innovators’ minds if e-technology is to be fully utilised. The programme

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Can assisted living work in Europe?

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Everyone is familiar with the idea of a retirement village, but they are relative newcomers in any form to Europe and the common perception first popularised in 1950s America is out-dated. In those days, retirement meant receiving the proverbial gold watch at 65 and moving somewhere cheaper, joining a like-minded community with a golf course,

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