The Commission calls for public consultation on medical devices
Written by Euregha
15 May 2008
On 8 May 2008, DG Enterprise has asked stakeholders to assess the current directives on medical devices in a public consultation. Any comments and information on this public consultation should be submitted by 2 July 2008.
Suicide is not only a personal tragedy, it represents a serious public health problem, particularly in the WHO European Region. There is a growing evidence that mental disorders and self-destructive behaviour have increased in the last 40 years in both poor and rich countries. For this reason, Vleva region together with EUREGHA organised a roundtable to bring together various stakeholder to facilitate an open debate on successful ways to prevent suicide.
The Knowledge Networks of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health have completed their final reports. Reports submitted to the Commission and documents commissioned by the Knowledge Networks to provide evidence and inform their final reports are also posted on their website. The Commission intends to publish its final report in autumn 2008. http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/
Patient safety consultation April – May
Written by Euregha
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on patient safety. The results of this will help in the development of the Commission's proposal on general patient safety issues planned for the end of 2008. That proposal will address the important issue of patient safety throughout the European Union (EU) and will include a detailed first pillar, addressing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI), on which separate public consultations have already been held.
More information is becoming available about plans for future EC mental health activities following some preparatory meetings. The objective of the conference on 13 June in Brussels is to launch a so-called European Pact for Mental Health.
