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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 …
International Medical Tourism Conference
Sanigest Europe s.r.o., an international healthcare and management consulting company, has organised a two-day international conference to discuss the rapidly growing development Read more …
A ‘World Health Insurance’
In a recently published article, a team from Médecines Sans Frontières have suggested a ‘World Health Insurance’ to help provide healthcare for people in poorer Read more …
Bitter pill for pharmacists
Many French pharmacists are falling on hard times after a year of falling revenues. Those most affected are in rural or semi-rural areas, where there is a growing shortage of Read more …
National smoking ban begins
From 1 February, France has implemented the first wave of a national smoking ban, with all health and administrative buildings, educational establishments and public transport Read more …
Booming babies
France is one of the few European countries whose population growth comes from births rather than immigration. Read more …
Learning English for the English patient
THE growing influx of English-speaking people to France has sparked a rise in language classes for French doctors keen to avoid embarrassing linguistic and cultural faux pas.
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Czech Republic authorities force unlawful membership of professional chambers
Hurrah! The Czech Republic finally approved a trustworthy government. After ‘merely’ seven months, we made it! What’s not so encouraging is that the new government also doesn’t Read more …
Attracting foreign patients
Czech hospitals maintain a very high standard of medical care, and their charges are more than affordable for foreign patients. However, local hospitals still lag behind in Read more …
New Labour Code causes confusion and anger
The amended version of the new Czech Labour Code stipulates that emergency working hours and overtime in hospitals and social care institutes be altered so that employees are paid Read more …
Vitamin pills increase mortality
Denmark – Vitamins A, E and beta carotene, taken singly or with other supplements, ‘significantly increase mortality’ according to a review study released by the Cochrane Read more …