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07/01/2006

Dealers are not reponsible for faulty CE marked products

In a recent preliminary ruling the European Court of Justice decided that dealers are not required to ensure that an industrial product bearing a CE (European conformity) mark …

07/01/2006

Watch out for IVF identity fraud

Hospitals and fertility clinics across Europe are to be warned that safeguards must be implemented to prevent impostors gaining access to IVF treatment. …

07/01/2006

Low nurse levels cause deaths

Geneva - Inadequate staffing is reaching crisis levels in all regions, according to the International Council of Nurses (ICN). Among studies reviewed, one showed that an increased …

07/01/2006

3-month doctors strike partly over

Berlin, Germany - The three-month university hospital doctors` strike was nearing its end at the time of EH going to press. …

07/01/2006

In response

It has long been understood that adverse incidents within health and social care are rarely to be laid at the feet of individuals alone. …

06/01/2006

IT for cardiovascular workflow

Leading representatives of the Bush administration are politicising IT systems as a cornerstone for the revision of US healthcare. Updated technology is seen as mandatory for the …

05/23/2006

Protection for lone healthcare employees

In 2002-2003 around 116,000 incidents of abuse were recorded in the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). …

05/23/2006

The globalisation of healthcare

The enhanced availability of information and communication via the internet, are leading to a growing international trade in healthcare services. …

05/23/2006

Global healthcare report identifies best practices

Health organisations and governments should seek solutions beyond their own borders. …

05/01/2006

The Baltic States and their health systems - From Soviet to EU

The Estonian health system differs from its Baltic neighbour states thanks to a transformation process and reforms. …

05/01/2006

UK nurses in revolt

There is growing unrest in the nursing profession in the UK following announcements of planned job cuts in the NHS. …

05/01/2006

Bird flu vaccine production to be based in CR

Czech Republic - The US firm Baxter International Inc. is to establish a production facility to produce a quite unique vaccine in CR. First discussed in December 2005, the plan …

05/01/2006

Cost-effectiveness analysis in the ICU

In most OECD countries, healthcare costs take 8-15% of GDP and, even more problematic, they are rising faster than the GDP growth rate. …

05/01/2006

Militancy among medics Will it spread?

Common unrest about pay and conditions leads doctors to strike in Germany and Spain. A report from Germany. …

05/01/2006

Catalonia doctors strike

In some areas of Spain, doctors are also becoming even militant. …

05/01/2006

PACS for Scotland

Kodak Health Group and National Services Scotland recently signed a formal contract, at the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, which officially appointed Kodak as the leading …

05/01/2006

Mammography screening arrives in Germany

The Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen (regional Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians) are inviting women aged 50-69 years for mammography screening and, slowly …