There are very interesting evolutions concerning pharmaceutical policy and rules in the EU, and I do believe that we are directly concerned, especially as nurses get the right to prescribe in ever more countries, in a context marked by the need to invest in healthcare systems. Our member ONI has a new President, elected [...]
Many European countries are raising healthcare expenditure; the European Commission is co-operating with the Pan-American Health Organisation to respond to serious cross-border public health threats; it is very possible that the cardiovascular health plan will include new taxes on highly-processed high fat sugar and salt foods. Last but not least, congratulations to the President [...]
The European Commission seems to take very seriously preparedness and responses to health crises. The theme is going to occupy a central part of the coming Union Plan for which you can still provide feedback. At the European Parliament, SANT Committee has discussed the results of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. In France, our member [...]
In this latest News From Brussels, Eurostat has published VERY interesting data on Nursing, the European Committee of the Regions has addressed the shortage of Healthcare Professionals, and the effort on accessing medicines at the EU-level is ongoing. PDF
In this edition of the News From Brussels, we wish to especially bring to your attention to the reforms the Danish Government has unveiled recently regarding professional qualifications. We are very pleased to share with you, the information of the activities of our US Observer Member, TruMerit, and to bring you some news on healthcare [...]
This Newsletter begins with some memories from our very successful General Assembly Meeting in Tiranë three weeks ago. We are sharing news from the EU and the UK as well as information of an amazing new film dedicated to Nursing — a rare gem!To learn more about these topics, just click on the button to [...]
Our Romanian colleagues have actively participated in a very interesting meeting of the South-Eastern European Health Network, in Lithuania, an EU-funded programme offers free tuition to hundreds of Nursing students, the “Nursing Action” initiative is ongoing, and Prague calls for bringing back medicine production to Europe.To learn more about these topics, just click on the [...]
In this issue of “News from Brussels”, we would like to interest you on the results of a research carried out by our Croatian member, as well as on news regarding nursing in the USA and the UK. Obviously, WTO’s World Nursing Report is figuring in this issue as well.To learn more about these topics, [...]
Evolutions regarding Nursing in France and Healthcare in Ireland and Poland are covered in this Newsletter.To learn more about these topics, just click on the button to download the full Newsletter! PDF
In this issue, we are discussing provisional Brexit consequences on nursing care in the UK, shortage of nurses in Bulgaria, funding for health-related NGOs and the future of the European pharmaceutical industry in the context of the tariff wars.To learn more about these topics, just click on the button to download the full Newsletter! [...]