11 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/2115(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to health care is a fundamental right laid down in Article 35 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and providing equal access for all to a high-quality health care, irrespective of social position and geographical situation, is a core task of Member States' public authorities,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas good health and a high level of health protection have a positive effect on citizens' welfare and a high level of health protection at the workplace encourages higher productivity and better competitiveness,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the strategic importance of the health-care sector in national economies, having regard to the large number of people who they currently employ and their potential to create an abundance of jobs, thus creating increased growth potential for national economies, but adequate remuneration and respect for fundamental labour rights in this sector leave something to be desired,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas health care should be adapted to the changing needs and features of the EU population and that it should be based on the principles of prevention, health protection and good health promotion - both physical and mental - and on the fostering of healthy lifestyles from an early age, and should be made accessible to all, irrespective of social position,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU's health strategy should foster enhanceand cross-border cooperation among Member States, and between Member States and the Commission, in the health care sector at political, administrative, medical, technical and scientific level aimed at, among other things, facilitatmust not result in solidarity systems and the public service task ing the right of patient mobility within the EUfield of health care being undermined financially or organisationally,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that health care is a non- economic service of general interest and is therefore covered by Article 2 of Protocol No 26 to the Treaty of Lisbon, which means that the internal market provisions may not affect in any way the competence of the Member States to provide, commission and organise health services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 b (new)
Paragraph –1 b (new)
-1b. Underlines the principle of the universal right and access to good health care, irrespective of social position and place of residence;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission in that the EU can provide added value in a series of cross-border aspects including the mobility of health-care professionals and the free movement of goods, services and patientsNotes that there are also cross-border aspects of health care where the Member States need to clarify uncertainties and fill in gaps as part of the coordination of social security systems, so as to avoid placing additional burdens on the citizens concerned in the event of cross-border care;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that patients must be empowered and that, in this context, information strategies should be set up in order adequately to inform patients of their rights and obligations, including their right of free movement for health-care provision, thus allowing them increasingly to become active subjects rather than mere objects of health care; which must however not be at the expense of solidarity systems in health care in the Member States, and must not limit the Member States' task of guaranteeing essential care or even lead to the existence of care systems covering all areas being eroded;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that health-care professionals' training should be adapted to the dynamics of health care and that this involves promoting lifelong learning among health-care professionals so that they benefit to the full from developments in the information and communications technology sector as well as the new medical, scientific and technological developments, and developing stable training structures to provide such lifelong learning; points out, further, that work and health protection and working conditions in the health care sector must be improved;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and the Member States further to explore, in the framework of the EU's health strategy, the synergies between scientific and technological research on the one hand, and the development of new medical sectors and therapies on the other, in order to make it possible for everyone to have access to these therapies, as they can have a very positive impact on the health status of EU citizens, lowering costs and and in terms of increasing the efficiency of the system, and increasing employment at EU level.