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EU takes Germany to court over rescue transport services
The European Commission initiated legal action against Germany. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg will investigate whether certain regional and local authorities awarded Read more …
NHS cancer care gets massively financed by donations
When it comes to children’s cancer care, the National Health Service counts on the concern of others, critics say.
In their opinion the Britisch NHS tries to compense
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TI: Corruption and fraud in the German healthcare system
The German chapter of anti-corruption organisation Transparency International had another close look at the German healthcare system. And it didn’t like what it found: In an Read more …
Private medicine - A Russian evolution
The development of private medicine in Russia has reached a new level, according to Sergej Anoufriev, CEO of the St Petersburg Association of Clinics (set up by 13 private clinics Read more …
A survey in the NHS shows lack in infection control standards
The NHS is still suffering from wide variations in infection control standards, according to a survey of health staff in the UK. The study carried out by the watchdog body the Read more …
ConhIT 2008
From 2004-07, VHitG (Verband der Hersteller von IT-Systemen im Gesundheitswesen) and Messe Frankfurt jointly organised ITeG (IT-Messe und Dialog im Gesundheitswesen). Read more …
FUNDRAISING
When the Oxford Radclife Hospitals NHS Trust invested £109 million in its new Oxford Children’s Hospital, funding for certain special embellishments could not be Read more …
Fundraising
Health service budgets often cannot be stretched to buy a vital piece of equipment or new state-of-the-art department. However, by stimulating social consciousness money from the Read more …
Computer programme aims to personalise medicine
A computer programme under development at the National Centre for Biomolecular Research at Masaryk University, in Brno, by Jiri Damborsky MD and a team of scientists, could become Read more …
Early Health – Investment or Cost?
Early Health, i.e. the early detection of diseases, will have to move into the centre of attention – this is the result of a survey by Total Healthcare Solutions (THS). Dr Susanne Read more …
Industry specialists collaborate on the Asklepios Future Hospital Programme
In response to growing pressure on healthcare systems, Asklepios Clinics initially joined forces with Intel and Microsoft to establish the Asklepios Future Hospital (AFH) Read more …
USP Hospitales de Marbella
USP Hospitales is a prominent Spanish hospital group with a network of 31 facilities in Spanish cities. The group also owns a 25% share in Hospitais Privados de Portugal, the Read more …
Revised international accreditation standards for hospitals
The Joint Commission International (JCI) has produced a revised set of international accreditation standards for hospitals. Initiated in 1997, the JCI developed out of a need seen Read more …
FRANCE: Thousands will lose healthcare cover
‘If you think 53 makes you old enough to retire, then fine, go ahead and retire. But don’t expect the state to pay for it.’
President Nicolas Sarkozy, during his election
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206 tips to save money
Austria – 206 tips for administrative reforms, given by the Austrian Court of Audit to the finance in August, have created a bit of a stir. Almost half of the envisaged total Read more …
A healthcare roundup from our correspondent Keith Halson
Keith Halson, EH correspondent in France reports about Medical Schools under pressure and English-speaking support networks.
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Steep drop in breast cancer rates
USA – A steep drop in breast cancer rates between 2002 and 2003 correlates with the decline in hormone therapy use, according to research froma the American Cancer Society (ACS). Read more …
State governments unite to lower mortality
Australia - The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has reported a 26% decrease in the breast cancer mortality rate among women aged 50-69 years between 1990 and 2004. Read more …
Slovak’s private radiology institute
First came state-of-the-art equipment, then patients. Now, says Peter Bor×uta, patience is also needed, before perhaps the chance to carry out research becomes a reality. Read more …
Want to invest into healthcare?
Dr A Tamosiunas, Associate Professor at the Radiology Centre in the Medical Faculty at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and Director of the Radiology Centre at Vilnius University Read more …
Expanding medical horizons
This was the motto of the ECR 2007 in Vienna, where a group of high-ranking experts discussed diseases of the 21st century; research competition between the US and Europe; the Read more …
