The European Commission has launched its new anti-microbial resistance Action Plan. Anti-microbial resistance is responsible for an estimated 25,000 deaths per year in the European Union and a financial loss of around 1.5 billion euros, relating to healthcare costs and productivity losses. Launching the new Action Plan, Vytenis Andriukaitis, the Commissioner for Health and … [Read more...]
Europe’s Blueprint for Safer Healthcare, ‘Action Needed’ Says Copma
“Europe’s ‘Blueprint for Safer Healthcare’ is a significant step forward. It brings a new impetus to all the actions necessary for research development and healthcare innovation, in the name of greater patient safety,” said Mario Pinca, CEO of Copma, a leading Italian healthcare services provider. “The European Parliament’s recent ‘Blueprint’ approval aims to improve patient … [Read more...]
Fighting Stress At Work… Its Stressful…
With Brussels now firmly 'Back to School' stress levels should be rising steadily. Eurocrats may have missed a timely summer initiative from the European Commission aimed at tackling the most frequently reported work-related health problem in Europe - stress. Stress is believed to be the cause of the majority of all lost working days, according to the European Commission. … [Read more...]