European
Commission Communication: ESMO position statement on the 'Consultation
regarding Community Action on Health Services'
The ESMO position statement on the 'Consultation
regarding Community Action on Health Services' is a document providing overall
considerations and specific responses by ESMO to nine questions regarding cross-border healthcare in EU Member
States. All interested parties concerned by health and EU actions regarding
health services had the opportunity to contribute to this
broad consultation.The European
Commission will evaluate the responses when considering future proposals or legislation on cross-border
healthcare. Taking into consideration the specificities of cancer and
cancer treatments, ESMO considered it important to contribute to this
consultation. As the topic of community
action on health services will be discussed
during the next few months within the European Parliament, the European
Commission and the Council of Ministers, ESMO will have the
opportunity to continue to contribute to the debate.
Goals
- Suggest the tools
and actions required to address and
support the improvement of health services in Member States
- Suggest the
requirements to ensure safe, high
quality and efficient cross-border healthcare
- Suggest options to ensure accessibility, quality and
financial sustainability of healthcare systems
- Identify the legal responsibility of 'home' and 'host' countries to
ensure the safety of patients
in the case of cross-border healthcare treatment
Source
An ESMO working
group was created/consulted to prepare the ESMO position statement on the
EC Communication: 'Consultation regarding Community Action on Health Services'.
Publication and distribution
On paper
- Sent to the European Commission
- Distributed to 785 Members of the European Parliament
- EU Member States permanent national representatives
- Sent to the European Cancer Patients Coalition
On the Internet Freely available from the ESMO Web site - click here
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