The WHO final consultation on the European framework for action on integrated health services delivery 2–4th May Copenhagen, Denmark The European Health Future Forum was invited to reflect on how to empower patients through e-health and other innovations. This was part of the session ‘Innovations in services delivery: interventions and illustrative country cases’ under moderation…
This is the fourth instalment of David Goldberg’s much revered ‘Goldberg reports’ that take an international perspective on the issues that the NHS faces in delivering sustainable, patient-centred care. Click here to open the full report. For the previous reports, use the following links: Goldberg I: Strategy and the New NHS Goldberg II: Delivering on strategy in…
Final report: Delphi on patient’s empowerment with chronic conditions (JA CHRODIS) On behalf of the EHFF Matthijs Zwier (Associate Director EHFF) was part of the expert panel. The Joint action on Chronic Disease and Addressing Healthy Ageing across the life cycle (JAChrodis) is a collaboration across the EU that brings together over 60 associated and…
Report of the meeting on Disruptive Models of Healthcare for Europe; Europe’s Search for new Business Models- Brussels: 21 April 2016 www.friendsofeurope.org/ From our EHFF correspondent: Speakers: Clemens Martin Auer (CA) (DG of Austrian Ministry of Health and Coordinator of the eHealth Governance Initiative (eHGI)) Stefan Biesdorf (SB), Partner at McKinsey & Company and Leader…
David Somekh for EHFF and Jim Phillips for ENOPE have jointly negotiated a partnership arrangement between the two Boards, ratified by the EHFF Board at its AGM in Brussels on March 19th. Jim will join the EHFF Board as a non-executive Director and ENOPE’s activities will contribute to the EHFF 2016 work plan, the two…
Prof Daniel Steenstra of Cranfield University, the Chair of the EHFF Special Interest group on Disruptive Innovation in healthcare announces publication of this long-awaited report (April 6) and also progress on the EHFF SIG activity (read more)
EHFF held its third AGM at the Carrefour de l’Europe Hotel in central Brussels on the 19th of March. The minutes of the previous AGM, annual accounts for 2015 and annual report on activity were all accepted by the Board. A work plan for 2016 was presented to the Board and accepted in principle. The…
A representative of EHFF attended this very instructive meeting in London, attracted by the range of presentations that are of interest because of their connections with ongoing projects that EHFF is involved with. The full programme for the meeting is here Here are a number of abstracts from the live presentations with both academic references…
Four ongoing projects of different kinds that EHFF is involved in are reported here. Proposed re-start of PiSCE tender on self-management in minor conditions. EHFF is one of four remaining organisations on the steering committee of the project which was halted in September last year when the tender leaders, CBO had to go into administration.…
30 designers, venture capitalists, policymakers, patient representatives, academics and other parties interested in early stage eHealth design co-production met for two half days with a networking dinner in between, to discuss the issues around this subject which may have considerable significance for the effective take-up of potentially innovative ICT tools for health, especially in the…