A new call for reference sites is being prepared by the European Commission together with the current reference sites. This was announced at the Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing on 9-10 December 2015. The call will be published mid January and regions will have until 15 March 2015 to submit their application and explain … [Read more...]
The articles below relate to the work of Committee 2 on Social Policy and Public Health.
Who is the mother of invention?
Society has changed, what about the public sector ? Why does the public sector need innovation ? How to reinvent not only the services delivered but also the way they are designed ? The AER plenary meeting in Hampshire was an opportunity to look at how regions have drastically changed the way they were working in order to improve cost efficiency, provide effective leadership … [Read more...]
Success for events in Hampshire
Change, cooperation, partnership approach, ownership and integration have been key concepts repeatedly mentioned at AER's Autumn Plenary session taking place in Hampshire County (UK). Around 150 participants from AER Member Regions came together to discuss in the 3 AER Committees, the Working Groups and the conferences. These events went through key issues of regional concern, … [Read more...]
Smart Care
Who? 31 partners joined for the SmartCare project, including AER and several AER members. You can find partner list and further information on SmartCare project website. What? Integrated care is about closing the traditional division between health and social care. More particularly, integrated care: • Recognizes the interdependence between health and social care outcomes and … [Read more...]
Working Groups
Working groups are one of the bottom-up modalities for sustained peer learning: AER working groups can be initiated by any region, as long as the objective is in line with the AER values. Working groups Way of working As per the AER Statute Setting up a working group: responsabilities • The Executive Board establishes or dissolves the Working Groups• … [Read more...]
First joint plenary session for AER Committees 1 & 2
Joining forces for the first time in a joint plenary session, the members of AER Committees for Economy and Regional development (1) and for Social and Health policy (2), discussed in Edirne (TR) about the state of play of their political priorities and activities. During the first half of the session the Committee 1 Working Groups invited members to join them for their core … [Read more...]
Improving the quality and continuity of care in the regions
What happens to frail patients when they are discharged from the hospital? On 28 June 2013, European regions gathered in Barcelona to discuss how to build a bridge between health and social care through ICT tools. Integration of care is needed to fill in the care gap that exists in the organisation, delivery and management of care, thus improving the quality and continuity of … [Read more...]
How to invest in health?
“Health is not a luxury reserved for the times of plenty!”. Members of the Social Policy and Public Health Committee raised the alarm in their plenary session in Barcelona on 28th June. In its response to the EC’s Investing in Health document calling for increased efficiency in healthcare, AER reminds that additional spending may be required in order to shift to more efficient … [Read more...]
On the road to active and healthy ageing in Europe
Codroipo, Friuli Venezia Giulia (I), 18th May 2011 The members of Assembly of European Regions' (AER) Committee on ‘Social policy and Public health’ met today in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (I) to discuss the recent initiatives launched by the European Union in the field of active and healthy ageing, as well as the newly adopted directive on cross-border healthcare, … [Read more...]
AER E-health Forum: European regions at the forefront of telemedecine
Budapest (H), 10th May 2011 Following the invitation of the European Commission, the AER e-he@lth network organised a forum to showcase regional expertise in the e-health field. This event took place in the framework of the e-health week in Budapest, a major conference that gathered politicians, health administrators, researchers and industries in order to discuss future … [Read more...]
“Wanted: Wonder women to clean up Golden Boys’ mess”
Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana (E), 22 September 2010 “It is important to avoid the recession being used, as is already the case in some Member States, as an argument for scaling back gender equality measures,” said Monica Carlsson, President of the AER Standing Committee on Equal Opportunities (SCEO), during a seminar on ‘Women and social policies at times of economic … [Read more...]
European regions and local authorities ahead on climate change and development cooperation
La Rábida, Andalucía (E), 27 May 2010. In a conference of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in Andalusia to share experiences and innovative practices, it became clear that the prevention and adaptation to the challenges posed by climate change are tackled in regions and municipalities, not only in Europe but globally. The conference gathered around 90 representatives … [Read more...]
AER Katowice Declaration on Financing Regional Healthcare
The AER member regions met in Katowice in order to tackle the crucial issue of financing regional healthcare, agreeing on the importance of using new technologies for the benefit of health. According to the final Declaration of this event, regions should now agree to major initial investments and regular adjustments to budgets, together with the more than ever necessary … [Read more...]
Health Services should stay outside the Services Directive: Regions appeal to the European Parliament
This evening European deputies are set to debate the future of health services in Europe, following a report which aims at reintroducing them into the scope of the 'Services Directive' (the former 'Bolkestein Directive', 2006/123/CE). The EP Internal Market Committee adopted this report on 8th May. The rapporteur herself, MEP Bernadette Vergnaud, contested the vote and … [Read more...]
European Regions do care for you! Access health services… anytime, anywhere
Brussels (B), 14 February 2007 Twenty-five regions from all over Europe gathered today in Brussels to launch a major initiative, which is set to revolutionise the way our health care systems are managed. The Assembly of European Regions (AER) has launched the 'e-Health network', which will bring medical services closer to the citizens, ending up their isolation, especially … [Read more...]
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