Life expectancy in Switzerland (82.8 years) is the highest in Europe after Iceland. The Swiss health system offers a high degree of choice and direct access to all levels of care with virtually no waiting times. As this new review of Swiss health care makes clear, public satisfaction with the system is high and quality […]
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People born in eastern Europe are almost five times more likely to die young due to a heart attack or stroke than those born in western Europe. Since 2000, this disparity in risk of premature death has significantly increased from a fourfold difference at the beginning of the century to the current nearly fivefold difference.
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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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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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The last 50 years have witnessed remarkable improvements in CVD outcomes. Since 1960, overall CVD mortality rates have fallen by over 60{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}, but these improvements are not evenly spread across OECD countries, and the rising prevalence of diabetes and obesity are threatening to offset gains. This report examines how countries perform in their ability to
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As part of a wider project on mental health in OECD countries, a series of descriptive profiles have been prepared for England, Sweden, Scotland, Netherlands, Finland and Italy intended to provide descriptive, easily comprehensible, highly informative accounts of the mental health systems. These profiles, entitled ‘Mental Health Analysis Profiles’ (MHAPs), will be able to inform
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The annual report for the EU health programme from 2008 to 2013 is now available. To download the report, click here on http://ec.europa.eu
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The Italian Ministry of Health is using two of the best communication tools geared to young people – the internet and music – to deliver an important message about alcohol. In Italy, like Europe as a whole, alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death and disability among people under 30. To read more about
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Following a public consultation, the independent Expert Panel, which gives non-binding advice to the European Commission on matters related to effective ways of investing in health, has adopted a final opinion on “Competition among health care providers – Investigating policy options in the European Union”. The Expert Panel addressed the role of competition among health
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The European Commission has commissioned a study to identify and analyse effective strategies for recruiting and retaining health professionals to serve as inspiration for the development of organisational strategies and human resources policies in Europe. Many EU countries report difficulties both in retaining and recruiting health staff, although reasons vary as to why. For some countries,
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