On 7 February 2023, the European Network for Safer Healthcare, an initiative of Health First Europe, published a new report entitled: Strengthening Healthcare Systems Through Better Patient Safety in the Fight Against Cancer: A Call […]
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Health First Europe (HFE) and European Health Management Association (EHMA) are honoured to announce the launch of the Report of the EU Health Policy Platform Stakeholder Network on ‘Profiling and Training the Healthcare Workforce […]
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Health First Europe is delighted to announce the launch of its newest report “The Compelling Case for Better Screening and Patient Safety in Europe: The Example of Five Common Diseases”.
Read moreCo-written by Health First Europe, the European Network for Safer Healthcare, and the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN), this comprehensive report “Increasing adherence to CAUTI guidelines: recommendations from existing evidence” aims to raise awareness on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and discuss evidence-based recommendations on how to prevent them.
Read moreWe, the members of the European Patient Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR Patient Group), are truly committed to raising awareness about the real-world impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Consequently, we we have prepared a Declaration to help reduce the inappropriate use of existing antibiotics, promote antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control measures across Europe, and develop novel antibiotics where needed.
Read moreThe virtual meeting of the European Parliament’s Interest Group on Innovation in Health and Social Care entitled ‘Integration of health and social care to tackle disease outbreaks took place on Tuesday, 26 January 2021 via videoconference. The meeting intended to gather EU policymakers, academia, and representatives from healthcare associations and patients’ groups to deliberate how to improve European Health Systems to make it truly patient-centred, specifically to strengthen the capability of the Union for prevention and preparedness to tackle future disease outbreaks. The meeting aimed at formulating concrete recommendations to be able to provide meaningful support in the development of the EU4HEALTH programme.
Read moreEU Health Policy Platform HFE & EHMA JOINT STATEMENT Profiling and Training the Healthcare Workforce of the Future Health First Europe and the European Health Management Association (EHMA), in the scope of the EUHPP […]
Read moreHFE launches its new compendium report on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare! In 2020, Health First Europe, in the framework of the City-Labs Project, has run several thematic debates on the contribution of AI to health […]
Read moreHFE launched its new report on patient safety! This report summarises the main takeaways from a virtual roundtable discussion on patient safety best practices which took place digitally on 8 September 2020.
Read moreOur latest publication on Sustainability in Healthcare, in the framework of My City Labs project, is this peer-reviewed article by Molero et al. (2020), published in the Annals of Laboratory Medicine.
Read moreHealth First Europe new Insight Report on infection prevention showing a striking gaps between evidence-based measures to prevent Surgical Site Infections and medical practices in European hospitals.
Read moreThe HFE annual report is a comprehensive review on HFE activities throughout the preceding year. It intends to give an overview of our campaigns, networks, events and publications. Enjoy the reading!
Read moreIn February 2019 HFE decided to bring together a broad range of health stakeholders, from health care managers to medical students, to launch an inclusive debate to shape the profile of the health worker of the future. The discussion aimed at outlining the core competences required in the emerging models of care, gaps in the current workforce educational and profession pathways, and highlight the policy changes necessary to support health workers in the transformation of care.
Read moreWe call on the European Commission to adopt a broad and coherent pan-European Infection Management Strategy addressing the health, social, economic and environment determinants, which influences infection diseases and considers the intrinsic links between antimicrobial resistance, prevention of HAIs and sepsis.
Read more#STOPSEPSISEU: Joint Letter to MEPs The third roundtable debate of the European Network for Safer Healthcare jointly with Health First Europe, received very positive feedback which lead to the publication of a letter co-signed by […]
Read moreWe are exceeding the Earth’s capacity, reaching the limits of growth on a finite planet. Healthcare is part of the problem and must become part of the solution.
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